A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad (2021)
A colony of German Christians with a charismatic and manipulative leader establishes itself in Chile and becomes instrumental to the dictatorship.
A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad: Season 1 - 6 Episode s
1x1 - The Mission
October 1, 2021
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.
1x2 - The Promised Land
October 1, 2021
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.
1x3 - The Specter of Communism
October 1, 2021
When Allende comes to power, a scared Schäfer smuggles and manufactures arms. Meanwhile, he grows more cruel in how he treats the colony's young people.
1x4 - A Pact with the Devil
October 1, 2021
Schäfer provides torture chambers for Pinochet's use in exchange for mining licenses and other perks. But he struggles to keep the youth "pure."
1x5 - The Untouchable
October 1, 2021
Schäfer enlists the colonists to support Pinochet's activities. And even after Pinochet loses the presidency, Schäfer manages to keep going.
1x6 - The Fall
October 1, 2021
A pair of boys flee and tell on Schäfer. But the colonists pay the price as they try to rebuild their fractured lives.
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