Zapatista

Zapatista

56 mins | Documentary, History | Jan. 1, 1999

"Zapatista" is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. It is the story of a Mayan peasant rebellion armed with sticks and their word against a first world military. It is the story of a global movement that has fought 175,000 federal troops to a stand still and transformed Mexican and international political culture forever.

Zapatista

56 mins | Documentary, History | Jan. 1, 1999

Zapatista
"Zapatista" is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. It is the story of a Mayan peasant rebellion armed with sticks and their word against a first world military. It is the story of a global movement that has fought 175,000 federal troops to a stand still and transformed Mexican and international political culture forever.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Big Noise
Original title Zapatista
Directors Ståle Sandberg, Benjamin Eichert, Rick Rowley
Writers

Cast

Edward James Olmos

as Narrator (voice)

Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

as Himself - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)

Javier Elorriaga

as Himself - National Coordinator, FZLN

Zack De La Rocha

as Himself - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine

Marina Patrícia Jimenez

as Herself - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas

Noam Chomsky

as Himself - Professor, MIT

Vivian Stromberg

as Herself - Director, MADRE

Karen Parker

as Herself - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project

Daryl Hannah

as Narrator (voice)

Medea Benjamin

as Herself - Co-Director, Global Exchange

Blase Bonpane

as Himself - Director, Office of the Americas

Mumia Abu-Jamal

as Himself (voice)

Geronimo Pratt

as Himself (voice)

Jacqueline Soohen

as Narrator (voice)