This film went over the Zapatista movement in Mexico; surrounding a large group of locals taking political change into their own hands. The movie touched on the last few decades of Mexican history, the goals and perspectives of the Zapatista itself, factors that triggered their uprising, as well as government views on their efforts. Referring to themselves as the 'army of peace', the Zapatista movement in Mexico has fought bitterly to end what they refer …showed first 75 words of 505 total…

…showed last 75 words of 505 total…as it as seen as a threat to the 'cheap Mexican labour' that other nations were looking to exploit. The film did an excellent job of shedding light on an often overlooked issue, highlighting all the key points and providing numerous points of view to present audineces with the opportunity to form an unbiased opinion on the matter, and encouraged them to look into the matter in greater detail (or it did for me anyway).