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Noam Chomsky, Zack De La Rocha, Subcomandante Marcos, Medea Benjamin, Stale Sandberg ... see more see more... , Karen Parker , Tacho Ponce , Ana Maria , Pablo Romo , Vivian Stromberg , David , Zebede , Marina Patricia Jiminez , Blase Bonpane , Javier Elorriaga , Richard Rowley

Mere minutes after the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went into effect on January 1, 1994, a powerful army of Mayan soldiers overthrew half of the Southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas to... read more read more... wage war against corporate superpowers. This is the story of the Zapatista National Liberation Army and the bold steps they took to stand up to a first world military power. Armed with little more than sticks, stones, and their word, the Zapatista National Liberation Army brought pause to 175,000 federal troupes before changing the face of international politics forever, and now the story is told from the mouths of those who were there to witness this historical confrontation firsthand. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: June 7, 2005

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  • JasonDennis91786
    December 10, 2007
    JasonDennis91786
    a 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 stanc... read morees 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.

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