Zapatista (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.
- Date of release
- 1999-10-07
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 56m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Director
- Benjamin Eichert, Rick Rowley, Ståle Sandberg
Casting
- Edward James Olmos — Narrator (voice)
- Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente — Self - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)
- Javier Elorriaga — Self - National Coordinator, FZLN
- Zack De La Rocha — Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine
- Marina Patrícia Jimenez — Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas
- Noam Chomsky — Self - Professor, MIT
- Vivian Stromberg — Self - Director, MADRE
- Karen Parker — Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project
- Daryl Hannah — Narrator (voice)
- Medea Benjamin — Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange
- Blase Bonpane — Self - Director, Office of the Americas
- Mumia Abu-Jamal — Self (voice)
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