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A Place Called Chiapas

Documentary
7.1·1998·1h 33m

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...

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Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

Self (as Subcomandante Marcos)

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Samuel Ruiz García

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Javier Elorriaga

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Jorge Kanter

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Gonzalo Ituarte Icario

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Nettie Wild

OVERVIEW

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.