A Place Called Chiapas
Inside the world's first postmodern revolution
3.5
Length93 mins
LanguageEnglish
Release Date1998-02-20
StatusReleased
Documentary
Synopsis
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.