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A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad (2020)

A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad

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2h 56m

Documentary, Historical

March 10th, 2020

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Synopsis

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 Using unpublished archive material and contemporary witness statements, this 4-part documentary miniseries traces the complex, 50-year history of perpetrators, victims,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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Cast

Jonas Baeck
Self - Narrator
Edeltraud Bohnau
Self - Interviewee
Willi Malessa
Self - Interviewee
Wolfgang Kneese
Self - Interviewee
Erika Tymm
Self - Interviewee
Günter Schaffrik
Self - Interviewee
Karl Van Den Berg
Self - Interviewee
Robert Matthusen
Self - Interviewee
Esther Müller
Self - Interviewee
Martin Matthusen
Self - Interviewee
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Directors

Annette Baumeister
(4 episodes, 2020)
Kai Christiansen
(4 episodes, 2020)
Wilfried Huismann
(4 episodes, 2020)
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Producers

Ulrike Becker
commissioning editor
SWR (4 episodes, 2020)
Daniela Bunster
associate producer
Surreal Films (4 episodes, 2020)
Gunnar Dedio
executive producer
LOOKSfilm (4 episodes, 2020)
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Writers

Annette Baumeister
(4 episodes, 2020)
Wilfried Huismann
(4 episodes, 2020)
Cristián Leighton
idea
(4 episodes, 2020)
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Keywords

tv mini series

Country of Origin

Germany
Chile

Languages

German
Spanish

Release Dates

March 10th, 2020 (France) (television) (Arte)
March 10th, 2020 (Germany)
March 10th, 2020 (Germany) (television) (Arte)
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Alternative Titles

Colonia Dignidad - Aus dem Innern einer deutschen Sekte (original title)
Colônia Dignidade: Uma Seita Nazista no Chile (Brazil)
Colonia Dignidad: une secte allemande au Chili (France) (alternative spelling)
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Running Times

176 min ((4 episodes) (edited))
180 min ((2 parts) (edited))
209 min ((4 episodes))

Sound Mixes

Stereo

Aspect Ratios

16:9 HD

Production Companies

Surreal Films (in collaboration with)
LOOKSfilm
Canal 13
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Distribution Companies

ARTE (France)
Polyband (Germany)
ARTE (Germany)
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Other Companies

The Creative Europe Programme of the European Union (funding)
Ministerio de las Culturas (funding)
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (India) (funding)

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