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Colonia is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Florian Gallenberger released in USA on 15 april 2016 with Daniel Brühl

Colonia (2015)

Colonia
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Released in USA 15 april 2016
Length 1h50
OriginGerman
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Horror,    Historical,    Romance
Rating70% 3.5041053.5041053.5041053.5041053.504105

Colonia is a 2015 thriller directed by Oscar-winner Florian Gallenberger, produced by Benjamin Herrmann, written by Torsten Wenzel and Gallenberger. The film stars Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl and Michael Nyqvist. The film is set against the backdrop of the Chilean military coup and the real "Colonia Dignidad", a notorious cult in the South of Chile, lead by German lay preacher Paul Schäfer.

Principal photography began on October 2, 2014 in Luxembourg; filming also took place in Germany and Argentina. It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

Synopsis

Set in 1973, a young couple become entangled in a Chilean military coup at a time when there is much protest on the streets against General Augusto Pinochet. When Daniel is abducted by Pinochet's secret police DINA, Lena tries to find and save her husband. She tracks him to a sealed-off village called "Colonia Dignidad", which presents itself as a charitable mission run by a lay preacher, Paul Schäfer, but is in fact a place from which no one has ever escaped. Lena decides to join the cult to attempt to rescue her husband.

Actors

Daniel Brühl

(Daniel)Emma Watson

(Lena)Michael Nyqvist

(Paul Schäfer)Julian Ovenden
Martin Wuttke

(Niels Biedermann)
And :
Vicky Krieps
Richenda Carey
Katharina Müller-Elmau
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