A Place Called Chiapas (1998)
1h 33m
Running Time
February 20, 1998Release Date
A Place Called Chiapas (1998)
1h 33m
Running Time
February 20, 1998Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
FreeCurrently A Place Called Chiapas is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Samuel Ruiz García
Self
Javier Elorriaga
Himself
Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente
Self
Jorge Kanter
Himself
Nettie Wild
Director
Gonzalo Ituarte Icario
Himself
Manfred Becker
Writer
Betsy Carson
Producer
Velcrow Ripper
Sound Designer
Kirk Tougas
Producer
Eduardo Herrera
Additional Camera
Joseph Pepe Danza
Composer
Salvador Ferreras
Composer
Celso Machado
Composer
Lionel Barton
Colorist
Laurence Mollerup
Composer
Dieter Piltz
Dialogue Editor
Jesús Sánchez Padilla
Location Sound Recordist
Robin Lupita Bain
Additional Camera / Title Designer
Erick Nettel
Translator / Assistant Editor
Rubén Möller
Animation
Serge Gaspard Gaudreau
Title Designer
Sue Gourley
Title Designer
Details.
Release DateFebruary 20, 1998
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Budget$891,000
Box Office$229,000
Genres
Wiki.
A Place Called Chiapas is a 1998 Canadian documentary film of first-hand accounts of the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) the (Zapatista Army of National Liberation or Zapatistas) and the lives of its soldiers and the people for whom they fight. Director Nettie Wild takes the viewer to rebel territory in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas, where the EZLN live and evade the Mexican Army.