The Women at Själö 2008
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"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".
- Released : 2008-01-14
- Runtime : 57 minutes
- Genre : Documentary
- Stars : Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn, Signe Erfors, Cécile Orblin, Joachim Thibblin, Gungerd Wikholm-Östling
- Director : Peter Berndtson, Mikaela Weurlander, Juha Heikanen, Pia Patrikainen, Petri Enbuske
