The Revolt of Dignity. The Zapatista Movement in Chiapas (2007)

Overview : On January 1, 1994, thousands of indigenous people occupied seven towns in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas under the slogan "Ya Basta!" (Enough!) occupied seven towns in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. For two weeks, the Zapatistas - who named themselves after the revolutionary Emiliano Zapata - fought armed against the government, which had only contempt or violence for them.

Release Date : May 1, 2007

Runtime : 65m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : Zwischenzeit e.V.

Countries : Germany

Keywords : independence movement, zapatista, social & cultural documentary