A Place Called Chiapas

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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.

Country:

Canada,

Mexico

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

93 minutes

Year:

1998

Director:

Nettie Wild

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Company:

ONF | NFB

Budget:

$891,000

Revenue:

$229,000

Cast:
Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

Self (as Subcomandante Marcos)

Samuel Ruiz García

Self

Javier Elorriaga

Self

Jorge Kanter

Self

Gonzalo Ituarte Icario

Self

Crew:
Nettie Wild

Director

Manfred Becker

Editor

Jesús Sánchez Padilla

Location Sound Recordist

Kirk Tougas

Director of Photography

Betsy Carson

Producer