A Place Called Chiapas

Inside the world's first postmodern revolution

  • Rated 7.2 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1998
  • 1h 33m
  • Documentary

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.

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Director
Nettie Wild
Starring
Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente, Samuel Ruiz García, Javier Elorriaga, Jorge Kanter

Cast

  • Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

    Self (as Subcomandante Marcos)

  • Samuel Ruiz García

    Self

  • Javier Elorriaga

    Self

  • Jorge Kanter

    Self

  • Gonzalo Ituarte Icario

    Self

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