Zapatista

5.2

56 minutes

1/1/1999

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.

Cast List

Edward James Olmos
as Narrator (voice)
Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente
as Self - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)
Javier Elorriaga
as Self - National Coordinator, FZLN
Zack De La Rocha
as Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine
Marina Patrícia Jimenez
as Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas
Noam Chomsky
as Self - Professor, MIT
Vivian Stromberg
as Self - Director, MADRE
Karen Parker
as Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project
Daryl Hannah
as Narrator (voice)
Medea Benjamin
as Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange
Blase Bonpane
as Self - Director, Office of the Americas
Mumia Abu-Jamal
as Self (voice)
Geronimo Pratt
as Self (voice)
Jacqueline Soohen
as Narrator (voice)