Colonia Dignidad
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 Using unpublished archive material and contemporary witness statements, this 4-part documentary miniseries traces the complex, 50-year history of perpetrators, victims,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.
Year: 2020
Genre: Documentary
Director:
Cast: Jonas Baeck, Edeltraud Bohnau, Willi Malessa, Wolfgang Kneese, Erika Tymm, Günter Schaffrik
Crew: Melanie Braun (Production Manager), Barbara Schmitz (Commissioning Editor), Richard Krause (Editor), Danjela Brückner (Archival Footage Research), Daniela Bunster (Associate Producer), Rainer Hirsch (Sound)
First Air Date: Mar 10, 2020
Last Air date: Mar 10, 2020
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 4 Episode
Runtime: 52 minutes
IMDb: 7.00/10 by 2.00 users
Popularity: 0.5325
Language: German, Spanish
Keyword : colonia dignidad
Season
Season 1
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