Själö - Island of Souls

Audience Score
48
NR 1 hr 18 minDocumentary
Själö means 'the island of souls', and no name could be more fitting for the island in the Baltic Sea, which for centuries was a last stop for women who were considered social outcasts – and who are today forgotten. They were forcibly placed in a closed institution to be studied, measured and weighed – exactly in the way that nature itself was starting to be examined around the same time. Today, the place is a research centre. A young female scientist collects samples on the island, while the whispering voices of the past and never-sent letters echo in the empty hallways.
DirectorLotta Petronella
WritersLotta PetronellaSeppo Parkkinen

Movie Details

Movie Budget:$300,000
Original Language:Finnish
Executive Producers:Ulla Simonen
Production Companies:Made, Finnish Film Foundation