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A Place Called Chiapas posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

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MOVIE1998 1h 29m CAN

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

When the Zapatista National Liberation Army 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 traveled to the jungle canyons of southern Mexico to film the elusive and fragile life of the rebellion.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Samuel Ruiz García

Samuel Ruiz García

Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente