Colonia
Seen it?2016 | 106 min | Drama, History
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 29% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office loss and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Silence, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
29% on Rotten Tomatoes, 33 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
1 win and 9 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$4 million worldwide on a $14 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 67K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Florian Gallenberger
- Emma WatsonLena
- Daniel BrühlDaniel
- Michael NyqvistPaul Schäfer
- Richenda CareyGisela
- Vicky KriepsUrsel
- Jeanne WernerDoro
- Julian OvendenRoman
- August ZirnerGerman Ambassador
- Martin WuttkeNiels Biedermann
- César BordónManuel Contreras