Episodes (4)

Im Paradies
S01E01 · Im Paradies

Oct 01, 2021

Self-proclaimed preacher, Paul Schäfer from Bonn, emigrates with his community to Chile in 1961. About 350 kilometres south of Santiago, far away from all civilization, they found Colonia Dignidad, the "colony of dignity". In the middle of untouched wilderness, they build an ideal German village with workshops, agriculture, cattle breeding and a hospital for the suffering Chilean population. A model of solidarity and sincerity, it seems. Paul Schäfer, however, is pursuing his own agenda.

Lange Schatten
S01E02 · Lange Schatten

Mar 10, 2020

300 Germans in Chile, right at the end of the world, have dedicated their lives to the service of God and the poor. Their religious leader, Paul Schäfer, has what he always dreamed of: his own kingdom, sealed off from the outside world.

Blick in den Abgrund
S01E03 · Blick in den Abgrund

Mar 10, 2020

There is great relief among German sect members about the military coup in September 1973. Paul Schäfer is serving the new rulers: From now on, secret police chief Manuel Contreras and dictator Augusto Pinochet come and go from the colony.

Ans Licht
S01E04 · Ans Licht

Mar 10, 2020

Sect leader Paul Schäfer expands his empire and creates a human shield to defend the colony against hostilities. Now he opens up the otherwise very isolated Colonia Dignidad to the Chilean population and also assaults Chilean boys. Unlike the German victims, the Chilean boys confide in their parents. They are shocked and take action. More than 30 years after Schäfer's entry into Chile, the Chilean police start investigations - Schäfer's abuse comes to light.

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Colonia Dignidad - Aus dem Innern einer deutschen Sekte Season 1 (2020) is released on Oct 01, 2021. Watch Colonia Dignidad - Aus dem Innern einer deutschen Sekte online - the German Documentary TV series from Germany. Colonia Dignidad - Aus dem Innern einer deutschen Sekte is directed by Annette Baumeister,Kai Christiansen,Wilfried Huismann,Heike Bittner and created by Annette Baumeister with Jonas Baeck and Edeltraud Bohnau.

As know as:

Aus der Finsternis(Alternative Title), A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad, Colonia Dignidad - Aus dem Innern einer deutschen Sekte, Colônia Dignidade: Uma Seita Nazista no Chile, Colonia Dignidad, une secte allemande au Chili

Countries:

Germany, Chile

Language:

German, Spanish

Production Companies:

LOOKSfilm, Canal 13, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

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