A Place Called Chiapas

1998

93 min

7.0

Ends at

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.

Budget

$891,000

Genre

Documentary

Director

Nettie Wild

Country

Canada

Cast & Crew

Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

Samuel Ruiz García

Javier Elorriaga

Jorge Kanter

Gonzalo Ituarte Icario

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A Place Called Chiapas

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.

  • Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

  • Samuel Ruiz García

  • Javier Elorriaga

  • Jorge Kanter

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