Songs of Repression
Directors: Estephan Wagner & Marianne Hougen-Moraga
At the foot of the Andes Mountains in Chile lies an idyllic German colony. However, the beauty of the place contains a grim past. In 1961, the German preacher Paul Schäfer and his congregation moved to Chile with the stated aim of helping the poor. They established Colonia Dignidad (Colony of Dignity), which transformed into a closed sect. This film explores how the remaining residents of the colony deal with 45 years of child abuse, collective beatings and slave-like living conditions. It also reveals how people in the colony assisted Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973 – 1990) in torturing and killing political prisoners and burying them in mass graves on their own 16,000 – hectare land.
CONTACT
DENMARK
Final Cut for Real – Producer Signe Bryge Sørensen
byrge@final-cut.dk - +45 41 18 48 90
PRESS & PUBLICITY:
Publicist: Sofie Lykke Stenstrop
sofiestenstrop@gmail.com - +41 76 482 1671
SALES AGENT:
Autlook Film Sales
PRODUCTION FACTS
Duration: 90 min
Release: March 2020
Language: German, Spanish
Directors: Estephan Wagner, Marianne Hougen-Moraga
Producers: Signe Byrge Sørensen, Heidi Elise Christensen
Executive producers: Joshua Oppenheimer, Bruno Betatti
Co-producer: Marleen Slot
Editors: Niels Pagh Andersen, Estephan Wagner
Sound Designer: Jan Schermer
Sound Editor: Paul Bijpost
ADR Mixer: Peter Schultz
Colourist: Judy Steenman
Graphic Designers: Troels Faber, Ian Bennett
Post Producers: Francesc Sitges-Sardà, Maria Kristensen, Esther Nissen