The series explores the hidden truths behind the idyllic German-themed amusement park once home to Nazis, torture chambers, extreme medical experiments, and Chile's most dangerous cult. Colonia ...

The self-proclaimed preacher Paul Schäfer gathered people around him in post-war Germany. The sect founded a youth home near Cologne. But in 1961 Schäfer had to flee. Many followers followed him to ...

The Netflix series A Sinister Sect examines not only the history of a German community led by a Nazi in Chile but also the relationship between Latin American governments and the far right. A scene ...

In 1961, Paul Schäfer founded a sect and agricultural commune of German immigrants located in the south of Chile called Colonia Dignidad. Though Colonia Dignidad presented itself as a charitable ...

Lena and Daniel, a young couple, become entangled in the Chilean military coup of 1973. When Daniel is abducted by Pinochet’s secret police, Lena tracks him to a sealed-off area in the South of the ...