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The Women at Själö (2008)

ALL 01/14/2008 (fi) Documentary 57 Min
  • Release
    01/14/2008
  • Production
    YLE
  • Rotten tomato
    43.33%
  • Original title
    Kvinnorna på Själö
  • Original language
    fi
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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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".

  2. Story

  4. Peter Berndtson

    Producer



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The Women at Själö (2008) 57 Min

ALL 01/14/2008 (fi)
Documentary
  • Release 01/14/2008
  • Production
    YLE
  • Original title Kvinnorna på Själö
  • fi
  • Revenue0.00

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".

  1. Mikaela Weurlander

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Pia Patrikainen

    Editor

  4. Peter Berndtson

    Producer



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