Colonia (2016)
Colonia Dignidad – Es gibt kein Zurück
There is no turning back
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Colonia rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7/10· 59K votes
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Metacritic33%
TMDb7.258/10· 2K votesWith 29% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 33/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Colonia
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.
Cast of Colonia
Emma Watson
as Lena
Daniel Brühl
as Daniel
Michael Nyqvist
as Paul Schäfer
Richenda Carey
as Gisela
Vicky Krieps
as Ursel
Jeanne Werner
as Doro
Julian Ovenden
as Roman
August Zirner
as German Ambassador
Martin Wuttke
as Niels Biedermann
César Bordón
as Manuel Contreras
Nicolás Barsoff
as Jorge
Steve Karier
as Bernd
Colonia facts
- Original title
- Colonia Dignidad – Es gibt kein Zurück
- Budget
- $14M
- Box office
- $3.6M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Historical drama explores serious subject matter with appropriate gravity
- •Lead performances deliver emotional intensity throughout the narrative
- •Thriller framework provides narrative drive beyond exposition
What the audience disliked
- •Heavy subject matter gets exploited for melodramatic effect somewhat
- •Pacing drags during exposition-heavy sequences significantly
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