CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 1h 33m

A Place Called Chiapas

Inside the world's first postmodern revolution

72%(12)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byNettie Wild

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
EN
Released
February 20, 1998
Budget
$891,000
Revenue
$229,000
Studios
ONF | NFB

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Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring

Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

Self (as Subcomandante Marcos)

Samuel Ruiz García

Self

Javier Elorriaga

Self

Jorge Kanter

Self

Gonzalo Ituarte Icario

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Nettie Wild
Written by
Nettie Wild
Manfred Becker
Produced by
Nettie Wild
Betsy Carson

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