Colonia

  • Theatrical - Limited 2016-04-15
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5/10

Synopsis

Chile, 1973. Lufthansa flight attendant Lena (Watson) is in Santiago to visit her boyfriend, Daniel (Brühl), a talented graphic artist creating images in support of embattled President Salvador Allende. When Allende is violently ousted, General Augusto Pinochet’s forces begin rounding up... See more dissidents. Daniel is taken to the remote stronghold of Colonia Dignidad (“Dignity Colony”), home to a secret agricultural commune and crypto-fascist sect led by sinister minister Paul Schäfer (Michael Nyqvist). Daniel is interrogated and tortured, but feigns severe mental deterioration to stay alive. Valiant and wily, Lena travels to Colonia and offers herself up to Schäfer as a follower. She is determined to find and free Daniel — but first she must ensure that she herself can survive Schäfer’s crushingly oppressive, viciously misogynistic practices.

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PLOT: After her boyfriend disappears during the 1973 Chilean military coup, a young woman (Emma Watson) infiltrates the infamous Colonia Dignidad cult, run by a psychotic preacher, Paul Schafer (Michael Nyqvist). REVIEW: COLONIA should have been a great movie. The...
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Review: Colonia

PLOT: After her boyfriend disappears during the 1973 Chilean military coup, a young woman (Emma Watson) infiltrates the infamous Colonia Dignidad cult, run by a psychotic preacher, Paul Schafer (Michael Nyqvist). REVIEW: COLONIA should have been a great movie. The...

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Review: Colonia

PLOT: After her boyfriend disappears during the 1973 Chilean military coup, a young woman (Emma Watson) infiltrates the infamous Colonia Dignidad cult, run by a psychotic preacher, Paul Schafer (Michael Nyqvist). REVIEW: COLONIA should have been a great movie. The...

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