Watch The Women at Själö (2008) Online
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- RUNTIME: 0h 57m
- COUNTRIES: Finland
- Subtitles: svenska,suomi
"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".