A Place Called Chiapas

A Place Called Chiapas

93 mins | Documentary | Feb. 20, 1998

In 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army, made up of impoverished Mayan Indians from the state of Chiapas, took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico. The government deployed its troops and at least 145 people died in the ensuing battle. Filmmaker Nettie Wild travelled to the country's jungle canyons to film the elusive and fragile life of this uprising.

A Place Called Chiapas

93 mins | Documentary | Feb. 20, 1998

A Place Called Chiapas
In 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army, made up of impoverished Mayan Indians from the state of Chiapas, took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico. The government deployed its troops and at least 145 people died in the ensuing battle. Filmmaker Nettie Wild travelled to the country's jungle canyons to film the elusive and fragile life of this uprising.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title A Place Called Chiapas
Directors Nettie Wild
Writers Nettie Wild, Manfred Becker

Cast

Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

as Himself (as Subcomandante Marcos)

Samuel Ruiz García

as Himself

Javier Elorriaga

as Himself

Jorge Kanter

as Himself