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Zapatista

5.6/ 10199956m

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"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.

Directed by Benjamin Eichert

The cast

Faces behind the story

Edward James Olmos

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

Zack De La Rocha

Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine

Marina Patrícia Jimenez

Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

Self - Professor, MIT

Vivian Stromberg

Self - Director, MADRE

Karen Parker

Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project