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The Women at Själö

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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"".

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 14, 2008
Original language: Finnish
Spoken languages: Swedish, Finnish
Countries: Finland
Production: YLE
Cast: Cécile Orblin,Joachim Thibblin,Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn,Signe Erfors,Gungerd Wikholm-Östling
Director: Mikaela Weurlander
Producer: Peter Berndtson
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt6479162