Synopsis
"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.
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Cast
- Edward James OlmosNarrator (voice)
- Rafael Sebastián Guillén VicenteSelf - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)
- Javier ElorriagaSelf - National Coordinator, FZLN
- Zack De La RochaSelf - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine
- Marina Patrícia JimenezSelf - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas
- Noam ChomskySelf - Professor, MIT
- Vivian StrombergSelf - Director, MADRE
- Karen ParkerSelf - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project
- Daryl HannahNarrator (voice)
- Medea BenjaminSelf - Co-Director, Global Exchange
