Review of Colonia (2016) by Richard S — 04 Jan 2017
Originally called Colonia but now given a name change to The Colony to sound more like a b-movie, this is the story of a notorious cult run by Paul Schafer during the Pinochet regime in 1970's Chile.
Daniel Bruhl places a protester taken by Chilean secret police to break him in the torture prison before transferring him to Schafer's 'care' in Colonia Dignidad. Emma Watson plays his girlfriend who willingly joins the cult to try and break her boyfriend out. The standout performance comes from Michael Nyqvist who puts in a terrifying and creepy performance as Paul Schafer. Overall the film was pretty tense, especially during the final set but despite this I still felt it could have been better. Still worth seeing for an insight into Chile's dark history.
This review of Colonia (2016) was written by Richard S on 04 Jan 2017.
Colonia has generally received positive reviews.
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