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The Women at Själö (2008)
Directed by Mikaela Weurlander
Documentary · 57m
"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
Cécile Orblin
Crew
- Director
- Mikaela Weurlander
- Editor
- Pia Patrikainen
- Producer
- Peter Berndtson
Details
- Original title
- Kvinnorna på Själö
- Release date
- 2008-01-14
- Runtime
- 57m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- FI
- Spoken languages
- Swedish, Finnish
- Countries
- Finland
- Production
- YLE