Colonia Dignidad – Es gibt kein Zurück
Colonia
The Chilean coup of 1973. The masses are out on the street, protesting against General Pinochet. Amongst them, Daniel and Lena, a young couple, which, like many others, gets arrested by Pinochet’s secret police.
Shortly thereafter, Daniel finds himself trapped in a secret interrogation camp located underground, beneath the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a German sect following the leadership of the notorious Paul Schäfer. The Colonia presents itself as a charitable mission but, in fact, it is a place nobody ever escaped from. Desperate to rescue her boyfriend, Lena joins the mysterious cult, hoping to find Daniel there and make their way out. They eventually embark on a dramatic escape.
Based on true events.
Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Cast
- Lena
- Daniel
- Laienprediger Paul Schäfer
- Gisela
- Ursel
- Dorothea
- Roman Breuer
- Rudi
- Dieter
- Miss Herrmann
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Screenplay
Translation
Director of photography
Assistant camera
Steadycam operator
Still photography
Production design
Art director
Set dresser
Set design
Property master
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Sound assistant
Audio mixing
Cast
- Lena
- Daniel
- Laienprediger Paul Schäfer
- Gisela
- Ursel
- Dorothea
- Roman Breuer
- Rudi
- Dieter
- Miss Herrmann
- Kurt
- Niels Biedermann
- Deutscher Botschafter
- Manuel Contreras
Production company
in co-production with
Producer
Co-Producer
Executive producer
Line producer
Location manager
Original distributor
Shoot
- 02.10.2014 - 14.01.2015: Luxemburg, München, Berlin, Südamerika
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 09.11.2015, 155770, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung: September 2015, Toronto, IFF;
Kinostart (DE): 18.02.2016
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Colonia Dignidad – Es gibt kein Zurück
- Weiterer Titel (DE) Colonia Dignidad
- Weiterer Titel Colonia
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 09.11.2015, 155770, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung: September 2015, Toronto, IFF;
Kinostart (DE): 18.02.2016
Awards
- Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
- Pierrot, Beste Produktion