

A Place Called Chiapas
1998 · Movie · 1h 33m
Documentary
"Inside the world's first postmodern revolution"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Key crew
- Nettie WildDirector
- Manfred BeckerWriter
- Nettie WildWriter
- Joseph Pepe DanzaOriginal Music Composer
- Salvador FerrerasOriginal Music Composer
- Celso MachadoOriginal Music Composer
- Laurence MollerupOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rafael Sebastián Guillén VicenteSelf (as Subcomandante Marcos)
- Samuel Ruiz GarcíaSelf
- Javier ElorriagaSelf
- Jorge KanterSelf
- Gonzalo Ituarte IcarioSelf
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