Zapatista 1999 Directed by Benjamin Eichert , Rick Rowley , ...

"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.

Countries Mexico , USA
Production Countries Mexico , USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Spanish
Gneres Documentary , History
Production Company Big Noise
Release Date 1 January 1999
56 mins
Cast
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)
Geronimo Pratt Self (voice)
Jacqueline Soohen Narrator (voice)