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Zapatista(1999)
Status: Released
Date: 1999-01-01
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Time: 0h 56m
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.
Languages: English, Spanish.
Countries:
Mexico,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Big Noise
Movie: Zapatista
Top 10 Billed Cast
Edward James Olmos
Narrator (voice)
Zack De La Rocha
Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine
Noam Chomsky
Self - Professor, MIT
Daryl Hannah
Narrator (voice)
Medea Benjamin
Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange
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