
Film
A Place Called Chiapas
1998 · 1h 33m · Documentary
Inside the world's first postmodern revolution
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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.
Cast
Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente
Self (as Subcomandante Marcos)
Samuel Ruiz García
Self
Javier Elorriaga
Self
Jorge Kanter
Self
Gonzalo Ituarte Icario
Self
Crew
- Nettie WildDirector · Writer · Producer · Director of Photography
- Manfred BeckerWriter · Editor
- Betsy CarsonProducer
- Kirk TougasDirector of Photography · Producer
- Joseph Pepe DanzaOriginal Music Composer
- Salvador FerrerasOriginal Music Composer
- Celso MachadoOriginal Music Composer
- Laurence MollerupOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 20, 1998
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Budget
- $891,000
- Revenue
- $229,000
- Genres
- Documentary
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