Colonia Dignidad(2020)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2020-03-10
Average Runtime: 52m
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 2
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
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 Using unpublished archive material and contemporary witness statements, this 4-part documentary miniseries traces the complex, 50-year history of perpetrators, victims,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.
Keywords
colonia dignidad
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 4E01
In Paradise
Air Date: 2020-03-10
Self-proclaimed preacher, Paul Schäfer from Bonn, emigrates with his community to Chile in 1961. About 350 kilometres...
E02
Long Shadows
Air Date: 2020-03-10
300 Germans in Chile, right at the end of the world, have dedicated their lives to the service of God and the poor. T...
E03
Looking into the Abyss
Air Date: 2020-03-10
There is great relief among German sect members about the military coup in September 1973. Paul Schäfer is serving th...
E04
Into the Light
Air Date: 2020-03-10
Sect leader Paul Schäfer expands his empire and creates a human shield to defend the colony against hostilities. Now ...
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