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".

Starring: Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn, Signe Erfors, Cécile Orblin, Joachim Thibblin

Categories: Documentary