Irina Palm
2007 · Movie · 103 min · ★ 6.9 · 61% critics
A quiet grandmother watches her family struggle as her grandson’s health worsens and the costs of treatment feel impossible. With time running out, she takes an unexpected job in London to raise the money, forcing her to juggle secrecy, judgment from others, and her own sense of dignity.
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-02-13
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (176 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an offbeat, adult drama that mixes tenderness, awkward humor, and moral dilemmas around sacrifice and stigma; Not for you if explicit sex-work themes or a slow start put you off, like in Love Liza.
Pros: unexpected heart; strong lead performance; touching family stakes | Cons: slow early pacing; heavy-handed social points; some clichéd drama
Themes
- new love
- london, england
- prostitute
- self sacrifice
- ambulance
- parent child relationship
- sex shop
- son
- blow job
- female friendship
- hospital
- illegal prostitution
- +8 more
Awards & recognition
- Luxembourg Film Award
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2007 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2007 · nominated
Cast & crew
Marianne Faithfull
as Maggie
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
as Miki
Kevin Bishop
as Tom
Siobhan Hewlett
as Sarah
Dorka Gryllus
as Luisa
Jenny Agutter
as Jane
- CB
Corey Burke
as Olly
Meg Wynn Owen
as Julia
- SH
Susan Hitch
as Beth
Flip Webster
as Edith
Directed by Sam Garbarski