A Place Called Chiapas

Explore A Place Called Chiapas (1998), including ReelBot’s take, cast, runtime, where to watch, and similar movies worth adding to your list.

1998 · 93 min · Documentary · TMDB 7.2/10

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.

Directed by Nettie Wild

Cast

• Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente — Self (as Subcomandante Marcos)
• Samuel Ruiz García — Self
• Javier Elorriaga — Self
• Jorge Kanter — Self
• Gonzalo Ituarte Icario — Self