The Women at Själö (2008)

Documentary

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

• Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn
• Signe Erfors
• Cécile Orblin
• Joachim Thibblin as narrator
• Gungerd Wikholm-Östling as narrator

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