A Place Called Chiapas
Documentary
Lenguage:93 min
Duration:en
Release date:Feb 20, 1998
Calificacion:7.0
Description:
In 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army, made up of impoverished Mayan Indians from the state of Chiapas, took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico. The government deployed its troops and at least 145 people died in the ensuing battle. Filmmaker Nettie Wild travelled to the country's jungle canyons to film the elusive and fragile life of this uprising.
Cast
Rafael Sebastián Guillén VicenteSelf (as Subcomandante Marcos)
Samuel Ruiz GarcíaSelf
Javier ElorriagaSelf
Jorge KanterSelf
Gonzalo Ituarte IcarioSelf