Zapatista
- Documentary
- History
1/1/1999
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Storyline
"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.
Videos
Cast
Edward James OlmosNarrator (voice)- Rafael Sebastián Guillén VicenteSelf - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)
- Javier ElorriagaSelf - National Coordinator, FZLN
- Zack De La RochaSelf - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine
Marina Patrícia JimenezSelf - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas- Noam ChomskySelf - Professor, MIT
Vivian StrombergSelf - Director, MADRE- Karen ParkerSelf - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project
- Daryl HannahNarrator (voice)
- Medea BenjaminSelf - Co-Director, Global Exchange
- Blase BonpaneSelf - Director, Office of the Americas
- Mumia Abu-JamalSelf (voice)
- Geronimo PrattSelf (voice)
- Jacqueline SoohenNarrator (voice)