Zapatista (1999)
Documentary · History
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 as Narrator (voice)
- Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente as Self - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)
- Javier Elorriaga as Self - National Coordinator, FZLN
- Zack De La Rocha as Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine
- Marina Patrícia Jimenez as Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas
- Noam Chomsky as Self - Professor, MIT
- Vivian Stromberg as Self - Director, MADRE
- Karen Parker as Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project
- Daryl Hannah as Narrator (voice)
- Medea Benjamin as Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange