

A Place Called Chiapas
Visit website7.0/10 • 10
1998-02-20 • 1h 33m
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.
- Directors
- Nettie Wild
- Writters
- Manfred Becker, Nettie Wild
- Editors
- Manfred Becker, Nettie Wild, Manfred Becker

A Place Called Chiapas
Visit website1998-02-20 • 1h 33m
7.0/10 • 10
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.
- Directors
- Nettie Wild
- Writters
- Manfred Becker, Nettie Wild
- Editors
- Manfred Becker, Nettie Wild, Manfred Becker
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsRafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente
Self (as Subcomandante Marcos)
Samuel Ruiz García
Self
Javier Elorriaga
Self
Jorge Kanter
Self
Gonzalo Ituarte Icario
Self
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $891,000.00
- Revenue
- $229,000.00
- Keywords
- mexicorefugeewoman director1990szapatista