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The Women at Själö
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2008-01-14 • 0h 57m
"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".
- Directors
- Mikaela Weurlander
- Editors
- Pia Patrikainen
No Poster
The Women at Själö
Visit website2008-01-14 • 0h 57m
4.3/10 • 3
"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".
- Directors
- Mikaela Weurlander
- Editors
- Pia Patrikainen
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsJutta Ahlbeck-Rehn
Signe Erfors
Cécile Orblin
Joachim Thibblin
narrator
Gungerd Wikholm-Östling
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