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The Women at Själö

The Women at Själö (2008)

0h 57m | PG-13

⭐ 4.333 / 10

"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".

Director: Mikaela Weurlander

Studio: YLE

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn

Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn

as

Signe Erfors

Signe Erfors

as

Cécile Orblin

Cécile Orblin

as

Joachim Thibblin

Joachim Thibblin

as narrator

Gungerd Wikholm-Östling

Gungerd Wikholm-Östling

as narrator