Colonia
2015 · Movie · R · 106 min · ★ 7.3 · 31% critics
A young woman searches desperately for her abducted partner and is pulled into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a closed sect that others seem unable to escape. As she searches, her rescue efforts quickly turn into a perilous struggle for survival inside a terrifying environment.
Also known as The Colony
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Details
- Original title
- Colonia Dignidad – Es gibt kein Zurück
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2016-02-12
- Language
- German
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 31/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (1,992 votes)
About
You may like Colonia if you want a tense rescue thriller rooted in real-world events and a chilling sense of entrapment; Not for you if you prefer character-driven romance or expect the history to feel fully grounded, and it may remind you of The Baader Meinhof Complex.
Pros: eerie oppressive atmosphere; strong performances; intriguing true-story premise | Cons: shallow historical depth; uneven thriller pacing; forced-feeling script
Themes
- kidnapping
- 1970s
- cult
- chile
- pinochet regime
- religion
- torture chamber
- religious fundamentalism
- military dictatorship
- political unrest
Cast & crew
Emma Watson
as Lena
Daniel Brühl
as Daniel
Michael Nyqvist
as Paul Schäfer
Richenda Carey
as Gisela
Vicky Krieps
as Ursel
Jeanne Werner
as Doro
Julian Ovenden
as Roman
August Zirner
as German Ambassador
Martin Wuttke
as Niels Biedermann
César Bordón
as Manuel Contreras
Directed by Florian Gallenberger