Zapatista (1999)

Zapatista (1999)

1999-01-01 Mexico, United States of America 56 Min. PG-13
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Overview

"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.

Cast

Edward James Olmos is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente is Self - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)
Self - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)
Javier Elorriaga is Self - National Coordinator, FZLN
Self - National Coordinator, FZLN
Zack De La Rocha is Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine
Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine
Marina Patrícia Jimenez is Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas
Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas
Noam Chomsky is Self - Professor, MIT
Self - Professor, MIT
Vivian Stromberg is Self - Director, MADRE
Self - Director, MADRE
Karen Parker is Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project
Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project
Daryl Hannah is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Medea Benjamin is Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange
Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange
Blase Bonpane is Self - Director, Office of the Americas
Self - Director, Office of the Americas
Mumia Abu-Jamal is Self (voice)
Self (voice)