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Zapatista

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In 1994 Mayan peasant soldiers armed with sticks and their word take over the Mexican state of Chiapas to protest corporate power.

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Audience Member Want to know whats really going on in Mexico? Viva la Zapatistas! Completely infuriating and inspiring all at once. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member People Around the World... See This Documentery! Be Inspired, Take Action and Learn from the Zapatistas of Chiapas, Mexico! Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional [The Zapatista Army of National Liberation] >>>EZLN<<< ...See also: "A Place Called Chiapas" >and "Storm from the Mountain" Ya Basta - Viva Zapata Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Very important film; not that cinematically impressive, but that's not the point. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member a good, informative documentary because it contains interviews with hard-to-reach "fugitives from justice" and educates the public about an issue it is ignoring. but it mostly fails as a scholarly endeavor because it is wholly populist and one-sided, completely ignoring the stances of the mexican government and the world bank, and it fails on the artistic front because it is presented in tacky fashion, like a high-school news feature. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Cast: Richard Rowley? Well, at least it's here. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member An enlightening film about an egalitarian, brilliant, exploited, and misunderstood people. The indigenous of Mexico should not be forgotten. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 1994 Mayan peasant soldiers armed with sticks and their word take over the Mexican state of Chiapas to protest corporate power.
Director
Rick Rowley, Benjamin Eichert, Staale Sandberg
Producer
Benjamin Eichert, Rick Rowley, Staale Sandberg, Osiris Castañeda
Production Co
Big Noise Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 16, 2017
Runtime
1h 0m
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