Release Date
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Original Release
January 14, 2008
0h 57m
The Women at Själö (2008)
⭐ 3.557 min
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".
Director
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Mikaela Weurlander
Department: Directing
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Cast
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Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn
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Signe Erfors
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Cécile Orblin
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Joachim Thibblin
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Gungerd Wikholm-Östling
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Genres
Documentary
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