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Kvinnorna på Själö

Movie - 57mins

Documentary

"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".

Rating: 4.333

Cast:

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Jutta

Ahlbeck-Rehn

name

Signe

Erfors

name

Cécile

Orblin

name

Joachim

Thibblin

name

Gungerd

Wikholm-Östling

name

Jutta

Ahlbeck-Rehn

name

Signe

Erfors

name

Cécile

Orblin

name

Joachim

Thibblin

name

Gungerd

Wikholm-Östling

name

Jutta

Ahlbeck-Rehn

name

Signe

Erfors

name

Cécile

Orblin

name

Joachim

Thibblin

name

Gungerd

Wikholm-Östling