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By Renee Schonfeld (431) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 14 Apr 2016

Brutal, sadistic cult drama has lots of violence, language…

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By Chris Bumbray (988) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 14 Apr 2016

The cast is excellent but considering the subject matter, Colonia should have been much more compelling…

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By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 14 Apr 2016

Watson and Bruhl give it their best, and Nyqvist makes a powerful villain, but Colonia winds up being a movie that wants to get its way on…

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By Michael Rechtshaffen (1,086) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 14 Apr 2016

The end product is a standard-issue cult drama that nevertheless has its gripping moments thanks mainly to the presence of Emma Watson…

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By Randy Cordova (352) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 13 Apr 2016

Unfortunately, what the filmmaker has wound up with is something that feels like it should be playing at the bottom end of a triple bill at…

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By Oleg Ivanov (57) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 10 Apr 2016

Nothing more than leftwing exploitation cinema, a cheap thriller dressed up in the guise of a social-justice exposé…

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By Marty Mapes (591) for Movie Habit (892) on 04 Apr 2016

It works really well as an entertainment, but more importantly because it doesn't seem to disrespect the reality of Colonia Dignidad…

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By Matt Goldberg (248) for Collider (1,032) on 04 Apr 2016

I hope that one day a filmmaker does right by the victims of Colonia Dignidad because Colonia is exploitative garbage…

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By Marija Djurovic (345) for Cairo360 (405) on 27 Mar 2016

What should be a story of courage and humanity lacks one essential element: gravity…

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By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 20 Feb 2016

Rushed and full of cinematic artifice, Gallenberger and Torsen Wenzel‘s script reveals itself to be devoid of the naturalism the leads are…

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By Kevin Jagernauth (311) for The Playlist (3,871) on 17 Sep 2015

Working at cross-purposes, Colonia tries to have it both ways, wanting to be a shocking true story drama and a riveting piece of moviemaking…

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By Katey Rich (412) for Vanity Fair (761) on 13 Sep 2015

For anyone following Watson's slow and steady path toward becoming one of her generation's finest actresses, Colonia is more evidence of the…

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