Colonia (film)
Colonia is a 2015 thriller directed by Oscar-winner Florian Gallenberger which he co-wrote with Torsten Wenzel. The film stars Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl and Michael Nyqvist. The film is based on the true events set in 1973 in Chile, about a German woman who searches for her boyfriend, who was kidnapped by General Augusto Pinochet's secret police, DINA.
Principal photography began on October 2, 2014 in Luxembourg; filming also took place in Germany, Argentina and Chile. It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
| Directed by | Florian Gallenberger |
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| Produced by | Benjamin Herrmann |
| Written by | Torsten Wenzel, Florian Gallenberger |
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| Music by | André Dziezuk, Fernando Velázquez |
| Cinematography | Kolja Brandt |
| Edited by | Hansjörg Weißbrich |
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| Distributed by | Beta Cinema (world sales), Majestic (German-speaking), Rezo (France),20th Century Fox(International) |
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Running time
| 110 minutes |
| Country | Germany, Luxembourg, France |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Emma Watson as Lena, wife of Daniel, who has to join the cult "Colonia Dignidad" to rescue him.
- Daniel Brühl as Daniel, a German citizen who was kidnapped by General Augusto Pinochet's secret police DINA during the protest against Pinochet.
- Michael Nyqvist as Paul Schäfer, the leader of Colonia Dignidad.
- Richenda Carey
- Vicky Krieps
- Jeanne Werner
- Martin Wuttke
- Julian Ovenden
- August Zirner
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