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A Place Called Chiapas (1998)

A Place Called Chiapas (1998)

Documentary

Inside the world's first postmodern revolution

Release Date: 1998, February 20
Directors: Nettie Wild
Countries: Canada, Mexico
Production: ONF | NFB
Cast: Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente, Javier Elorriaga, Samuel Ruiz García, Jorge Kanter, Gonzalo Ituarte Icario

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

woman director 1990s mexico refugee zapatista