Marcos
A Disturbance in the Force
A sinister sect: colonia dignidad. (Netflix) 6 chapters
Plot: 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.
A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad, the horrors of a German Christian colony established in Chile in 1961 are brought to light. The story has been told in films likeColonia, but in this docuseries, we hear from survivors and experts alike. Led by abusive, manipulative German fugitive Paul Schäfer, the group tortured its members, and left lifelong scars on the children it claimed to be helping.
A colony of German Christians with a charismatic and manipulative leader becomes instrumental to the 1973 coup d’etat. The crimes are many, and the sect endures.
You will recognize the modus operandi.
A must see.
Plot: 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.
A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad, the horrors of a German Christian colony established in Chile in 1961 are brought to light. The story has been told in films likeColonia, but in this docuseries, we hear from survivors and experts alike. Led by abusive, manipulative German fugitive Paul Schäfer, the group tortured its members, and left lifelong scars on the children it claimed to be helping.
A colony of German Christians with a charismatic and manipulative leader becomes instrumental to the 1973 coup d’etat. The crimes are many, and the sect endures.
You will recognize the modus operandi.
A must see.
