Genres
Duration
56 min
Director
Benjamin Eichert
Rating
5.2
Release Date
January 1, 1999
Zapatista
Original title: Zapatista
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PhiloSynopsis
"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.
Zapatista cast
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Edward James Olmos
Character:
Narrator (voice)
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Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente
Character:
Self - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)
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Javier Elorriaga
Character:
Self - National Coordinator, FZLN
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Zack De La Rocha
Character:
Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine
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Marina Patrícia Jimenez
Character:
Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas
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Noam Chomsky
Character:
Self - Professor, MIT
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Vivian Stromberg
Character:
Self - Director, MADRE
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Karen Parker
Character:
Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project
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Daryl Hannah
Character:
Narrator (voice)
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Medea Benjamin
Character:
Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange
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Blase Bonpane
Character:
Self - Director, Office of the Americas
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Mumia Abu-Jamal
Character:
Self (voice)
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Geronimo Pratt
Character:
Self (voice)
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Jacqueline Soohen
Character:
Narrator (voice)
