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Zapatista

5.6Oct 7, 19990h 56mDocumentaryHistory

Directed by Benjamin Eichert, Rick Rowley, Ståle Sandberg

"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.

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Cast

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Narrator (voice)

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Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

Self - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)

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Javier Elorriaga

Self - National Coordinator, FZLN

Zack De La Rocha

Zack De La Rocha

Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine

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Marina Patrícia Jimenez

Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

Self - Professor, MIT

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Vivian Stromberg

Self - Director, MADRE

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Karen Parker

Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project

Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah

Narrator (voice)

Medea Benjamin

Medea Benjamin

Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange

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Blase Bonpane

Self - Director, Office of the Americas

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Self (voice)