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Själö - Island of Souls
Själö - Island of Souls

Själö - Island of Souls

5.3/10

1hr 18mins

Country:FI

2020

Documentary
Spoken Languages: suomi, svenska

Overview:

Själö means 'the island of souls', and no name could be more fitting for the island in the Baltic Sea, which for centuries was a last stop for women who were considered social outcasts – and who are today forgotten. They were forcibly placed in a closed institution to be studied, measured and weighed – exactly in the way that nature itself was starting to be examined around the same time. Today, the place is a research centre. A young female scientist collects samples on the island, while the whispering voices of the past and never-sent letters echo in the empty hallways.

Budget

$300,000.00

Production companies

Made, Finnish Film Foundation

Genre

Documentary

Runtime

1hr 18mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

2020-03-19