A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad

The rise of a poor German lay preacher to one of the mightiest men in Latin America told through the eyes of those who lived in the sect, who endured it, who fought it. All brought to life by unearthed, never before seen archive material.

2021 HD 66min Germany Spanish

Crime Documentary

cult true crime investigation child abuse colonia dignidad

S1E1 - The Mission 2021-10-01

Post-World War II, German preacher Paul Schäfer establishes a youth home but is soon accused of abuse. He flees to Chile, where he starts a new colony.

S1E2 - The Promised Land 2021-10-01

In Chile, word gets out about Schäfer, so he establishes a free hospital to win favor with the locals. But then Wolfgang Kneese runs away, telling all.

S1E3 - The Specter of Communism 2021-10-01

When Allende comes to power, a scared Schäfer smuggles and manufactures arms. Meanwhile, he grows more cruel in how he treats the colonys young people.