Documentary / History /

Score: 52%( 6 votes )

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:

Edward James Olmos
Narrator (voice)

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

Javier Elorriaga
Self - National Coordinator, FZLN

Zack De La Rocha
Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine

Marina Patrícia Jimenez
Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas

Noam Chomsky
Self - Professor, MIT

Vivian Stromberg
Self - Director, MADRE

Karen Parker
Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project

Daryl Hannah
Narrator (voice)

Medea Benjamin
Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange

Blase Bonpane
Self - Director, Office of the Americas

Mumia Abu-Jamal
Self (voice)

Geronimo Pratt
Self (voice)

Jacqueline Soohen
Narrator (voice)