Film
The Women at Själö
2008 · 57m · Documentary
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Overview
"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".
Cast
Crew
- Mikaela WeurlanderDirector
- Peter BerndtsonProducer
- Pia PatrikainenEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 14, 2008
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Finnish
- Runtime
- 57m
- Genres
- Documentary
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