A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad
A colony of German Christians with a charismatic and manipulative leader establishes itself in Chile and becomes instrumental to the dictatorship.
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Seasons
1.The Mission
9.001-10-202142mPost-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.The Promised Land
9.001-10-202154mIn 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.The Specter of Communism
9.001-10-202147mWhen 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.A Pact with the Devil
9.001-10-202156mSchäfer provides torture chambers for Pinochet's use in exchange for mining licenses and other perks. But he struggles to keep the youth "pure."
5.The Untouchable
9.001-10-202153mSchäfer enlists the colonists to support Pinochet's activities. And even after Pinochet loses the presidency, Schäfer manages to keep going.
6.The Fall
9.001-10-202166mA 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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