---
title: 'Colonia (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Florian Gallenberger'
released: '2015-09-13'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Luxembourg'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/colonia-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4005402/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Colonia (2015)

2015 · 110 min · Drama, Thriller · Germany, United Kingdom, France, Luxembourg


## Synopsis

Colonia is a 2015 historical thriller film directed by Florian Gallenberger, produced by Benjamin Herrmann, written by Torsten Wenzel and Gallenberger, and starring Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl, and Michael Nyqvist. The film is set against the backdrop of the 1973 Chilean military coup and the Colonia Dignidad, a notorious cult in the South of Chile, led by German lay preacher Paul Schäfer. Colonia is an international co-production of companies in the UK, Germany, Luxembourg, and France.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Florian Gallenberger](https://cinepixo.com/people/florian-gallenberger)
- **Screenplay:** [Florian Gallenberger](https://cinepixo.com/people/florian-gallenberger)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Fernando Velázquez](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-velazquez)
- **Producer:** [Benjamin Herrmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-herrmann)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kolja Brandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/kolja-brandt)
- **Editor:** [Hansjörg Weißbrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/hansjorg-wei-brich)

## Cast

- [Katharina Müller-Elmau](https://cinepixo.com/people/katharina-muller-elmau)
- [César Bordón](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesar-bordon) as Manuel Contreras
- [Julian Ovenden](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-ovenden) as Roman Breuer
- [August Zirner](https://cinepixo.com/people/august-zirner) as German Ambassador
- [Herbert Forthuber](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-forthuber)
- [Cuco Wallraff](https://cinepixo.com/people/cuco-wallraff)
- [Johannes Allmayer](https://cinepixo.com/people/johannes-allmayer)
- [Paul Herwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-herwig)
- [Daniel Brühl](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-bruhl) as Daniel
- [Michael Nyqvist](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-nyqvist) as Paul Schäfer
- [Emma Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-watson) as Lena
- [Iván Espeche](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-espeche)
- [Martin Wuttke](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-wuttke) as Niels Biedermann
- [Vicky Krieps](https://cinepixo.com/people/vicky-krieps) as Ursel
- [Stefan Merki](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-merki)

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Official site: http://www.coloniathemovie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/colonia-2015
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