Inside the world's first postmodern revolution
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.
Directed by: Nettie Wild
Written by: Nettie Wild, Manfred Becker
Music by: Joseph Pepe Danza, Salvador Ferreras, Laurence Mollerup, Celso Machado
Starring: Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente, Samuel Ruiz García, Javier Elorriaga, Jorge Kanter, Gonzalo Ituarte Icario
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1998-02-20
Runtime: 93 minutes
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