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A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad

Season 1 · 6 episodes · Oct 1, 2021

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    Episode 1

    The Mission

    Oct 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.

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    Episode 2

    The Promised Land

    Oct 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.

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    Episode 3

    The Specter of Communism

    Oct 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.

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    Episode 4

    A Pact with the Devil

    Oct 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."

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    Episode 5

    The Untouchable

    Oct 1, 2021

    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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    Episode 6

    The Fall

    Oct 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.