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Ex-rocker Marianne Faithfull stars as Maggie, a 50-year-old widow who takes a job in a sex club to pay for...
Ex-rocker Marianne Faithfull stars as Maggie, a 50-year-old widow who takes a job in a sex club to pay for her grandson's medical treatment.
Desperately in need in cash and after several unfruitful attempts to find a job, Maggie's eye is caught by a poster in London's Soho - a "hostess" is wanted for a place called Sexy World. She naively applies and gets the job. At first, Maggie finds it tough but wisecracking colleague Luisa (Gryllus) shows her the ropes and the two women strike up a friendship. Club owner Miki (Manojlovic) has a soft spot for the dutiful Maggie, and transforms her into the much-in-demand and lucrative Irina Palm.
Desperately in need in cash and after several unfruitful attempts to find a job, Maggie's eye is caught by a poster in London's Soho - a "hostess" is wanted for a place called Sexy World. She naively applies and gets the job. At first, Maggie finds it tough but wisecracking colleague Luisa (Gryllus) shows her the ropes and the two women strike up a friendship. Club owner Miki (Manojlovic) has a soft spot for the dutiful Maggie, and transforms her into the much-in-demand and lucrative Irina Palm.
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65 %49 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
77 %5,694 reviewsAudience score rating
"Astonishingly, pic reaped hearty guffaws at Berlinale press show, suggesting this might play best in Europe, but Anglophone auds are more likely to give Palm the thumbs down."
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Variety
Variety"Irina Palm is, for the most part, a phony trifle, but at its heart, somehow, is a real and fascinating person."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Marianne Faithfull is unforgettable as a middle-class, middle-aged frump …in Sam Garbarski's crowd-pleasing comedy-drama Irina Palm."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Like Bess, the lead character of Lars von Trier's harrowing Breaking the Waves, Maggie is simply good. And Irina Palm is simply brilliant."
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Sunday Star-Times
Sunday Star-Times"Oddball comedy is too downbeat to raise a laugh."
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New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald"Genially preposterous and pleasantly diverting, it balances calculation against humanity and generally comes out on top."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"There's a heartwarming quality that softens the hardcore setting but this does lack an assured, er, hand."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineIrina Palm | Details
- Rating
- R16, Contains offensive language and sex scenes
- Runtime
- 103
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Belgium, Luxembourg, UK, Germany, France
