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Zapatista

Benjamin Eichert

1999 • 56m

"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...

Zapatista

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Cast

Edward James Olmos

Edward James OlmosNarrator (voice)

Rafael Sebastián Guillén VicenteSelf - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)

Javier ElorriagaSelf - National Coordinator, FZLN

Zack De La Rocha

Zack De La RochaSelf - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine

Marina Patrícia JimenezSelf - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas

Noam Chomsky

Noam ChomskySelf - Professor, MIT

Vivian StrombergSelf - Director, MADRE

Karen ParkerSelf - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project

Daryl Hannah

Daryl HannahNarrator (voice)

Medea Benjamin

Medea BenjaminSelf - Co-Director, Global Exchange

Blase BonpaneSelf - Director, Office of the Americas

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Mumia Abu-JamalSelf (voice)

Geronimo Pratt

Geronimo PrattSelf (voice)

Jacqueline SoohenNarrator (voice)

Crew

Rick Rowley

Rick RowleyDirector

Marisol Padilla Sánchez

Marisol Padilla SánchezAdditional Camera

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