Thriller marks Emma Watson’s first lead role since Harry Potter.

Pincipal photography is about to begin on thriller Colonia, from German director Florian Gallenberger (John Rabe).

The film stars Emma Watson in her first lead role since the Harry Potter franchise and Daniel Brühl, the German star of Rush and The Face of an Angel.

The film will shoot in Luxembourg, Munich, Berlin and South America, until the end of the year.

Colonia tells the story of Lena and Daniel, a young couple, who become entangled in the Chilean military coup of 1973.

Daniel is abducted by Pinochet’s secret police and Lena tracks him to a sealed off area in the South of the country, called Colonia Dignidad.

The Colonia presents itself as a charitable mission run by lay preacher Paul Schäfer but, in fact, is a place nobody ever escaped from. Lena decides to join the cult in order to find Daniel.

Gallenberger is directing...