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".
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Date Released:
01/14/2008
SPOTLIGHT
Cast
Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn
Signe Erfors
Cécile Orblin
Joachim Thibblin
narrator
Gungerd Wikholm-Östling
narrator