The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 1999
Zapatista
"Zapatista" is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. It is the story of a Mayan peasant rebellion armed with sticks and their word against a first world military. It is the story of a global movement that has fought 175,000 federal troops to a stand still and transformed Mexican and international political culture forever.
The story
"Zapatista" is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. It is the story of a Mayan peasant rebellion armed with sticks and their word against a first world military. It is the story of a global movement that has fought 175,000 federal troops to a stand still and transformed Mexican and international political culture forever.
Cast
Edward James OlmosNarrator (voice)
Rafael Sebastián Guillén VicenteSelf - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)
Javier ElorriagaSelf - National Coordinator, FZLN
Zack De La RochaSelf - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine
Marina Patrícia JimenezSelf - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas
Noam ChomskySelf - Professor, MIT
Vivian StrombergSelf - Director, MADRE
Karen ParkerSelf - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project
Daryl HannahNarrator (voice)
Medea BenjaminSelf - Co-Director, Global Exchange
Blase BonpaneSelf - Director, Office of the Americas
Mumia Abu-JamalSelf (voice)
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