The Women at Själö
Movie
2008-01-14
57m
Documentary
"You who enter, leave all your hope behind." Själö was Finland's first mental hospital. The hospital opened in 1622. Intended for those suffering leprosy. But Själö hospital also had a secret ward. A house for the insane. The ungodly and mentally ill were deposited here forever and their property fell to the church. In 1889 Själö became a storage area for women with "unbearable insanity".
Status
Released
Released
2008-01-14
Runtime
57m
Studio
Country
Finland
Languages
Swedish, Finnish
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Director
Cast
Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn
Signe Erfors
Cécile Orblin
Joachim Thibblin
narrator
Gungerd Wikholm-Östling
narrator
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