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A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad

2021Show1 season6 episodes

Documentary
68
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.1

A nerve-racking, relentlessly bleak documentary series about history and politics.

Good for binge-friendly · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing · you want to half-watch while scrolling

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Not for warmth, uplift or comfort.

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Episodes

1 season · 6 episodes · best: S1E6 "Der Untergang" 7.8

Episodes

7.5

Story

A colony of German Christians with a charismatic and manipulative leader establishes itself in Chile and becomes instrumental to the dictatorship.

Feels like

  • True Crime Documentary
  • Historical Exposé
  • Cult Dynamics
  • Political Conspiracy
  • Authoritarianism
  • Human Rights
  • Investigative Journalism
  • Chilean History
  • Psychological Manipulation

Crew

Directors
Annette Baumeister, Wilfried Huismann
Music by
Hans-Peter Ströer

Everyone

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Facts

October 1, 2021 · October 1, 2021 · Ended

First aired
October 1, 2021
Last aired
October 1, 2021
Status
Ended
Length
1 season · 6 episodes
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Documentary
Original language
Spanish
Also spoken
German
Made in
Germany
Available in
131 countries

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4 questions, like "Where can I stream A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad?"

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Where can I stream A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad?

Netflix

In the United States, A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad streams on Netflix. It also streams in 130 other countries.

Is A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad worth watching?

68
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68 (IMDb 7.1).

Will I feel good after watching A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Is A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad in English?

SpanishGerman

No, it was made in Spanish, with some German.