"There is no turning back"

2016

1h 46m

7.2(2024 votes)

Drama

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Overview

A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Emma Watson

Lena

Daniel Brühl

Daniel

Michael Nyqvist

Paul Schäfer

Richenda Carey

Gisela

Vicky Krieps

Ursel

Jeanne Werner

Doro

Julian Ovenden

Roman

August Zirner

German Ambassador

Martin Wuttke

Niels Biedermann

César Bordón

Manuel Contreras

Creative team

Directed by: Florian Gallenberger
Written by: Florian Gallenberger
Torsten Wenzel
Produced by: Benjamin Herrmann
Nicolas Steil

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