The Women at Själö ( 2008 )

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".

Top Cast

Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn

Signe Erfors

Cécile Orblin

Joachim Thibblin

narrator

Gungerd Wikholm-Östling

narrator