A PLACE CALLED CHIAPAS Documentary

A PLACE CALLED CHIAPAS is an exemplary
documentary that vividly and lucidly
explores a modern Mexican standoff.
Filmmaker Nettie Wilde notes that in
‘canada, the North American Free Trade
Agreement, which went into effect Jan. 1,
1994, was a matter for debate; in the
state of Chiapas, one of the poorest in
Mexico, it provoked a revolution. On the
day NAFTA went into effect, the Zapatista
National Liberation Army took over five
towns and over 500 ranches in Chiapas,
ousting landlords, stranding tourists, and
infuriating the Mexican government,
which sent 30,000 troops to encircle the
rebel area. A cease-fire ensued almost
immediately, and an uneasy standoff
resulted … -David Stratton, VARIETY
Filmography:
Rustling Of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution
(1989/90); Blockade (1993)
Print Source:
Canada Wild Productions