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Colonia Dignidad

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Colonia Dignidad — Plot

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 Using unpublished archive material and contemporary witness statements, this 4-part documentary miniseries traces the complex, 50-year history of perpetrators, victims,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

  • Release date
  • March 10, 2020
  • Runtime
  • 52 min
  • TMDB score
  • 7
1 seasons Documentary Creator: Annette Baumeister

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Colonia Dignidad — Cast

Jonas Baeck photo Jonas Baeck Himself - Narrator Edeltraud Bohnau Herself - Interviewee Willi Malessa Himself - Interviewee Wolfgang Kneese Himself - Interviewee Erika Tymm Herself - Interviewee Günter Schaffrik Himself - Interviewee Karl Van Den Berg Himself - Interviewee Robert Matthusen Himself - Interviewee

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