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Colonia

2016
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7.3/10

Release Date

12/02/2016

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
29%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
70%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
33%

Escape is the only option.

Lena is a German flight attendant for Lufthansa, independent and adventurous, who travels to Santiago, Chile, to visit Daniel, her partner. He is a German photographer and graphic artist who has lived in the country for several months. A sympathizer of President Salvador Allende, he has designed a few propaganda posters. During Lena's stay, the capital enjoys peaceful days together, until the coup d'état breaks out on September 11, 1973. That same day, the secret police take Daniel into custody, and Lena is left alone in a country that has changed overnight, with one thought in mind: finding him. The film is directed by Florian Gallenberger and stars Emma Watson and Daniel Brühl.

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Facts about Colonia

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 16 years old
Spain releaseJanuary 20, 2017
Worldwide premiereSeptember 13, 2015
Runtime1 h 50 min
Original languageGerman
Original titleColonia Dignidad – Es gibt kein Zurück
CountriesGermany, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, France
Production companiesMajestic Film, Rat Pack Filmproduktion, Iris Productions
Budget$14.0M
Worldwide box office$3.6M
Box office returnx0.3 Box office flop
Trailer views4.9 M

More ratings

3.4/5Letterboxd73/100Trakt7.1/10Metacritic (público)2.0/4Roger Ebert

Colonia Cast

Emma Watson
Emma WatsonLena
Daniel Brühl
Daniel BrühlDaniel
Michael Nyqvist
Michael NyqvistPaul Schäfer
Richenda Carey
Richenda CareyGisela
Vicky Krieps
Vicky KriepsUrsel
Jeanne Werner
Jeanne WernerDoro
Julian Ovenden
Julian OvendenRoman
August Zirner
August ZirnerGerman Ambassador
Martin Wuttke
Martin WuttkeNiels Biedermann
César Bordón
César BordónManuel Contreras
Nicolás Barsoff
Nicolás BarsoffJorge
Steve Karier
Steve KarierBernd
Stefan Merki
Stefan MerkiRudi
Lucila Gandolfo
Lucila GandolfoColonia Doctor
Johannes Allmayer
Johannes AllmayerDieter
Gilles Soeder
Gilles SoederKurt
Katharina Müller-Elmau
Katharina Müller-ElmauEmbassy Secretary
Oscar Ali Garci
Oscar Ali GarciInterrogator
Etienne Halsdorf
Etienne HalsdorfSchäfer's Sprinter #1
Jules Waringo
Jules WaringoSchäfer's Sprinter #2
Johannes Frolich
Johannes FrolichSchäfer's Sprinter #3
Lauren Jane Pringle
Lauren Jane PringleStewardess #1
Alexia Moyano
Alexia MoyanoStewardess #2
Lydia Stevens
Lydia StevensStewardess #3
Natalia Señorales
Natalia SeñoralesStewardess #4
Melania Lenoir
Melania LenoirStewardess #5
Justina Bustos
Justina BustosStewardess #6
Paul Herwig
Paul HerwigHerbert Klotz
Pietro Gian
Pietro GianCrew Bus Driver
Marcelo Vilaro
Marcelo VilaroGeneral Pinochet
Iván Espeche
Iván EspecheMilitary Officer #1
Gastón Filgueira
Gastón FilgueiraMilitary Officer #2
Martine Conzemius
Martine ConzemiusColonia Woman
Cuco Wallraff
Cuco WallraffMilitary Doctor
Pedro Merlo
Pedro MerloHooded Man
Lalo Rotaveria
Lalo RotaveriaUnion Leader
Carlos Alejandro López
Carlos Alejandro LópezSoldier #1
Jose Antonio Coello Porras
Jose Antonio Coello PorrasSoldier #2
Stephan Szasz
Stephan SzaszHospital Patient
Edgar Moro
Edgar MoroBlond Boy
Jasper Timm
Jasper TimmSinging Boy
Ariel Nuñez Di Croce
Ariel Nuñez Di CroceDavid London (uncredited)
Éric Gigout
Éric GigoutColonia Man (uncredited)
Herbert Forthuber
Herbert ForthuberEmbassy Staffer (uncredited)
Rouven Blessing
Rouven BlessingSect Member (uncredited)

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Cast of Colonia by the numbers

48average cast age in years
12years of age gap between the leads
35%women in the cast
16%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Emma Watson, age 26 at release. The oldest: Richenda Carey, at 68.

Cast ages at release

  • Emma Watson26 years old
  • Daniel Brühl38 years old
  • Michael Nyqvist56 years old
  • Richenda Carey68 years old
  • Vicky Krieps33 years old
  • Julian Ovenden40 years old
  • August Zirner61 years old
  • Martin Wuttke54 years old
  • César Bordón55 years old

Cast heights

Cast nationalities

Luxembourg 1United Kingdom 1Germany 1

Crew

  • AddressFlorian Gallenberger
  • WritingFlorian Gallenberger, Torsten Wenzel
  • MusicFernando Velázquez, André Dziezuk
  • PhotographyKolja Brandt
  • EditingHansjörg Weißbrich
  • Production designBernd Lepel
  • Costume designNicole Fischnaller
  • CastingJohn Hubbard
  • Visual effectsBruno Nicolas, Dominik Trimborn
  • ProductionBenjamin Herrmann, Nicolas Steil

Trivia about Colonia

In the United Kingdom, the film opened in three theaters nationwide under a video-on-demand-oriented distribution deal and grossed $61 (£47) during its first weekend.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 26% score based on 47 reviews, with an average rating of 4.23/10.
Colonia received five nominations at the German Film Awards, including one for Best Supporting Actor.
Michael Nyqvist joined the project on October 27, 2014 to play Paul Schäfer.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about Colonia

kidnapping1970scultchilepinochet regimereligiontorture chamberreligious fundamentalismmilitary dictatorshippolitical unrest

Main theme: 1973 Chilean coup d'état, Colonia Dignidad

What Colonia is called in other countries

It was released in 26 countries, each in its own language.

  • BrazilAmor e Revolução
  • Japanコロニア
  • South Korea콜로니아
  • China殖民地
  • RussiaКолония Дигнидад
  • United StatesThe Colony
  • AustriaColonia Dignidad - Es gibt kein zurück
  • BulgariaКолонията
  • CroatiaKolonija
  • CzechiaKolonie
  • EstoniaKoloonia
  • Georgiaკოლონია
See the remaining 14 countries
  • GreeceΗ Αποικία
  • Hong Kong尊嚴殖民地
  • HungaryA kolónia
  • Israelמושבה
  • LithuaniaKolonija
  • PolandOsada Godność
  • SerbiaКолинија
  • SlovakiaKolónia
  • SloveniaKolonija
  • SwitzerlandColonia Dignidad - Es gibt kein zurück
  • Taiwan窒命地
  • Thailandโคโลเนีย หนีตาย
  • TurkeyKoloni
  • UkraineКолонія

Where it was filmed Colonia

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Original music by Fernando Velázquez y André Dziezuk

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