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The Women at Själö

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".
🌏 Languages Available: Swedish , Finnish
📆 Date Released: 2008-01-14
⌚ Running Time: 57 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.333

Beloved Cast

Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn original image
Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn
Signe Erfors original image
Signe Erfors
Cécile Orblin original image
Cécile Orblin
Joachim Thibblin original image
narrator
Joachim Thibblin
Gungerd Wikholm-Östling original image
narrator
Gungerd Wikholm-Östling

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