Colonia Dignidad

2020

52m

7.0

7.0/10

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Overview

The self-proclaimed preacher Paul Schäfer gathered people around him in post-war Germany. The sect founded a youth home near Cologne. But in 1961 Schäfer had to flee. Many followers followed him to Chile. 350 kilometers south of Santiago, far away from civilization, they begin building the Colonia Dignidad. A supposed model village with workshops, agriculture, livestock breeding was being created. But paradise became hell because slave labor, violence and sexual abuse soon became a part of everyday life. After the military coup in 1973, Schäfer served the new rulers: secret police chief Manuel Contreras and dictator Augusto Pinochet now came and went in the colony, while the opponents of the terrorist regime are tortured and killed in the cellars. Using unpublished archive material and contemporary witness statements, this 4-part documentary miniseries traces the complex, 50-year history of perpetrators, victims, supporters and opponents of this place that became the epitome of evil.

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Status: Ended

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies

LOOKSfilm Canal 13 WDR SWR ARTE Surreal Films Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio de Chile

Production Countries

Chile Germany

Spoken Languages

German Spanish

Keywords

philippines anthology

Quick Facts

Original Title	Colonia Dignidad - Aus dem Innern einer deutschen Sekte
Release Date	March 10, 2020
Status	Ended
Language	DE
IMDb ID	tt11854670
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