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Colonia

Director(s): Florian Gallenberger
Producer(s): IRIS PRODUCTIONS
Majestic Filmproduktion (DE), Rezo Productions (FR), Rat Pack Filmproduktion (DE)
Script: Florian Gallenberger, Torsten Wenzel
Year: 2016
Form: FICTION - Feature film
Genre: Thriller
Original version: English
Running time: 110'
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Synopsis

Inspired by true events, COLONIA tells the story of Lena and Daniel, a young couple, who become entangled in the Chilean military coup of 1973. Daniel is abducted by Pinochet's secret police and Lena tracks him to a sealed off area in the South of the country, called Colonia Dignidad. The Colonia presents itself as a charitable mission run by lay preacher Paul Schäfer but, in fact, is a place nobody ever escaped from. Lena decides to join the cult in order to find Daniel. 

COLONIA is a marriage of a political thriller and an unforgettable love story set during one of the Cold War's darkest chapters.

Casting

Emma WATSON, Daniel BRUHL, Michael NYQVIST, Vicky KRIEPS, Martin WUTTKE, Richenda CAREY, Jeanne WERNER, Steve KARIER, August ZIRNER

Crew

Make Up: Claudine Moureaud
Sound: Carlo THOSS, Michel SCHILLINGS, Nicolas TRAN TRONG
Camera Operator: Alex Aach
Set decorator: Sylvia KASEL 
Visual effects: Bruno NICOLAS 

Nominations & Awards

- Toronto International Film Festival
- Festival of German Cinema, China
- Festival of Tolerance, Zagreb, Croatia

International sales

Beta Films
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Poster
Colonia

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