A Place Called Chiapas
20 February 1998| 93 min
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.
Genres
Documentary
Cast
Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente
Samuel Ruiz García
Javier Elorriaga
Jorge Kanter
Gonzalo Ituarte Icario
