A Place Called Chiapas

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Audience Member The greatest 01 hour: and 29 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A real story with a crew and featuring different people!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member An engrossing, important, and fascinating documentary. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review walter m "A Place Called Chiapas" is a documentary wherein a Canadian/Mexican film crew travels to the Chiapas region of Mexico for an international conclave thrown by the rebel Zapatista forces, and are surprised that they are asked for identification when entering a war zone. The results are mixed to say the least. While I have no problem with a lot of the focus being on the Zapatistas' peasant supporters who are persecuted and repessed by government funded militias and end up getting caught in the middle(Peace talks are stalled by the government's bureaucracy and the Zapatistas' democracy which involves five separate languages.), the filmmakers are much less successful in getting underneath the skin of the Zapatistas' themselves and their enigmatic leader Sub Commandante Marcos, even with a certain level of access. That might not entirely be the filmmakers' fault as the Zapatistas' seem to thrive on a certain level of mystery which could prove frustrating, also to their supporters. They were also one of the first movements to take full advantage of the internet as a marketing tool in the days after the fall of the Berlin Wall but before every other word out of the powers that be turned out to be 'terrorist.' Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Good documentary about a conflict that briefly came to the world's attention thanks to the wonderful tactics of Subcomandante Marcos. Seeing it now several years later however, one wonders if the plight of the people of Chiapas has improved or not. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member "The worlds first post-modern revolution". This is the documentary that 'Zapatistas' should have been. This time the film crew spend the whole time amongst the Zapatistas in Chiapas until they finally get a short interview with Sub Comandante Marcos near the end of filming. The Zapatistas defend the rights of 28 million indigenous Mexican indians. Furthermore they claim to defend the rights of everyone worldwide who struggles against neo-liberalism. It is said they wear masks because they do not want their egos affected by acclaimation or media attention. This way they stand as a symbol for anyone who is oppressed. Their struggle continues today. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member An honest attempt to grasp the truth, but still cloudy. During the San Cristobal incident there was bloodshed on both sides. Was it the last time? The bottom line - if the zapatista are peaceful how do they manage to keep control? Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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