
Jan. 1 1994: The Day the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went in effect. A few minutes after midnight in Southeastern Mexico, several thousand Indian soldiers take over half the state of Chiapas, declaring a war against global corporate power and for humanity. They call themselves the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN). Zapatista is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. it is the story of the Mayan peasant uprising, armed with sticks and their wor... (Full plot summary below)
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Jan. 1 1994: The Day the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went in effect. A few minutes after midnight in Southeastern Mexico, several thousand Indian soldiers take over half the state of Chiapas, declaring a war against global corporate power and for humanity. They call themselves the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN). Zapatista is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. it is the story of the Mayan peasant uprising, 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 standstill and transformed Mexican culture and international political cultural forever. Transcribed from back of VHS box.
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| User ReviewColm MPeople Around the World... See This Documentery! Be Inspired, Take Action and Learn from the Zapatistas of Chiapas, Mexico! Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional [The Zapatista Army of National Liberation] >>>EZLN<<< ...See also: "A Place Called Chiapas" >and "Storm from the Mountain" Ya Basta - Viva Zapata |
| User ReviewJesse PCast: Richard Rowley? Well, at least it's here. |
| User ReviewPrivate UAn enlightening film about an egalitarian, brilliant, exploited, and misunderstood people. The indigenous of Mexico should not be forgotten. |
| User ReviewAndrew RVery important film; not that cinematically impressive, but that's not the point. |
| User ReviewTrinity CFrom the makers of "Fourth World War," this film inspires me to take action. |
| User ReviewJason Da good, informative documentary because it contains interviews with hard-to-reach "fugitives from justice" and educates the public about an issue it is ignoring. but it mostly fails as a scholarly endeavor because it is wholly populist and one-sided, completely ignoring the stances of the mexican government and the world bank, and it fails on the artistic front because it is presented in tacky fashion, like a high-school news feature. |