A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad

Season 1

2021 · 6 episodes · 5h 18m in all · 8.3/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. The Mission

   1 Oct 2021 · 42 min · 8.0/10

   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.

2. 

   2. The Promised Land

   1 Oct 2021 · 54 min · 8.5/10

   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.

3. 

   3. The Specter of Communism

   1 Oct 2021 · 47 min · 8.0/10

   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.

4. 

   4. A Pact with the Devil

   1 Oct 2021 · 56 min · 8.5/10

   Schäfer provides torture chambers for Pinochet's use in exchange for mining licenses and other perks. But he struggles to keep the youth "pure."

5. 

   5. The Untouchable

   1 Oct 2021 · 53 min · 8.5/10

   Schäfer enlists the colonists to support Pinochet's activities. And even after Pinochet loses the presidency, Schäfer manages to keep going.

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   6. The Fall

   1 Oct 2021 · 66 min · 8.5/10

   A pair of boys flee and tell on Schäfer. But the colonists pay the price as they try to rebuild their fractured lives.