Colonia Dignidad: A Sinister Sect

Colonia Dignidad: A Sinister Sect (2021)★ 7.1/10

US,DE · 180 min · October 1, 2021 · 1 seasons

  • Crime
  • Documentary

Directed by: Annette Baumeister, Wilfried Huismann

Written by: Annette Baumeister, Wilfried Huismann

The rise of a poor German lay preacher to one of the mightiest men in Latin America told through the eyes of those who lived in the sect, who endured it, who fought it. All brought to life by unearthed, never before seen archive material.

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Salo LunaSelfWilli MalessaSelf - ColonistEdeltraud BohnauSelf - ColonistJack LucenoWilli MalessaRohana KeninAnne SchnellenkampDorian BarthEdeltraud BohnauRobert MatthusenSelf - ColonistGünter SchaffrikSelf - ColonistNicholas PetronKurt SchnellenkampJulian CokerSalo LunaEsther MüllerSelf - ColonistEfraín VedderSelf - ColonistGustavo TorresSelf - Colonia Dignidad NeighborAnne SchnellenkampSelf - ColonistKurt SchnellenkampSelf - Colonia Dignidad Financial DirectorJürgen SzurgeliesSelf - ColonistElizabeth MialaretEsther MüllerRoberto ThiemeSelf - Secretary General, Patria y LibertadErika TymmSelf - ColonistKarl Van Den BergSelf - ColonistLuis HenríquezSelf - Head of Investigations, Police of ChileBrigitte BaakSelf - ColonistGary LittmanRoberto ThiemeWolfgang MullerSelf - Colonia Dignidad's CameramanAlfred GerlachSelf - Colonia Dignidad's CameramanAdriana BórquezSelf - Left-Wing Militant in TalcaMargarita MainoSelf - Juan Maino's SisterWolfgang KneeseSelf - ColonistEliza FossAdriana BórquezTerrenceWolfgang KneeseGeorg LaubeSelf - ColonistJaime ParraSelf - Intensive Boarding School StudentFriedhelm ZeitnerSelf - Paul Schäfer's BodyguardLuis PeeblesSelf - Leading Member of the MIRHernán FernándezSelf - LawyerSamuel FuenzalidaSelf - Former Member of Chile's Secret Police (DINA)Martin MatthusenSelf - Chilean Born ColonistAnna MaschkeSelf - Group AuntIda GatzSelf - ColonistJulian CokerSalo LunaJuan MainoSelf - Missing Detainee