The Women at Själö

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Audience Score
60
The Women at Själö
NR 57 minDocumentary
You who enter leave all your hope behind Själö was Finlands 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
StarringJutta Ahlbeck-RehnSigne ErforsCécile Orblin
DirectorMikaela Weurlander

Movie Details

Original Language:Finnish
Production Companies:YLE
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Movie Tags:
mental hospital