Irina Palm (2007)
Directed by Sam Garbarski
Genres - Drama |
Release Date - Mar 21, 2008 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 99 min. |
Countries - Belgium, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Luxembourg |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Nathan Southern
Legendary rocker Marianne Faithfull (of "As Tears Go By" and Broken English fame) stars in director Sam Garbarski's gently observed comedy drama Irina Palm (2007). She portrays Maggie, a working-class fiftysomething increasingly desperate to cover the cost of her ailing grandson's (Corey Burke) operation. When denied one loan and prospective job after another, a hopeless Maggie plunges headfirst into the underground skin trade of Soho London and prostitutes herself, under the aegis of new boss Miki (Miki Manojlovic). Equipped with a new name, "Irina Palm," Maggie begins working customers with a stimulatory technique so popular that patrons are soon lining up around the corner to be "serviced" by her.
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grandson, masturbation, operation, popularity, sex-industry, widow/widower