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The Women at Själö
"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".
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn, Signe Erfors, Cécile Orblin, Joachim Thibblin, Gungerd Wikholm-Östling
Crew: Mikaela Weurlander (Director), Petri Enbuske (Cinematography), Juha Heikanen (Cinematography), Pia Patrikainen (Editor), Peter Berndtson (Producer)
Country: Finland
Language: svenskasuomi
Studio: YLE
Runtime: 57 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 14, 2008
IMDb: 6.667
Keywords:mental hospital
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