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Nearer, My God, to Thee

In 1970s Finland, student activist Onerva is sent to a psychiatric institution against her will. Are the women sent to this island there to be silenced, or are they actually mentally ill? As Onerva grapples with her own sanity, her treatment begins to blur her perception of reality. From Walter Presents, in Finnish with English subtitles.

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Nearer, My God, to Thee

Season 1 Episode 4 | 44m 51s

Director Parvilinna visits the island and Onerva tries to talk with her. Vera and Onerva find out that there are no home visits and Vera confronts Lundsten. When a barn goes up in flames, who is to blame?

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