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Zapatista

5.2/10

January 1, 1999

56 minutes

Benjamin Eichert

Documentary History

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.

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Release Date

January 1, 1999

Runtime

56 minutes

Director

Benjamin Eichert

Rating

5.2/10

Production Companies

Big Noise

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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)

Zapatista

Overview

Where to Watch

Stream

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Movie Details

Release Date

Runtime

Director

Rating

Production Companies

Trailer

Zapatista! Trailer

Cast

Edward James Olmos

Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

Javier Elorriaga

Zack De La Rocha

Marina Patrícia Jimenez

Noam Chomsky

Vivian Stromberg

Karen Parker

Daryl Hannah

Medea Benjamin

Blase Bonpane

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Geronimo Pratt

Jacqueline Soohen

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