irina palm be one of those quirky off beat brit flick that you come across every now and again . base around the life of a middle age maggie and widow and one son and a grandchild dying of a rare illness . maggie need a lot of money to pay for the treatment the boy need and which can only be find in australia . however and a widow whose main employment seem to have be a a lady who lunch and her work skill be rather non existent . also have sell of the family silver and home some time previously there be very little in the kitty to pay for the treatment he need . however and she eventually find salvation in the sex trade a an unlikely sex worker however a rather talented one at that . find her niche in hand job ( to be polite ) she set about become the best in london and the target of headhunter ( or hand hunter in this case ) what i really enjoy be the sheer brilliant humanity that ms faithful brought to the screen a she realize that there be real people who work the industry and real that be with family and and home of their own special mention must go to miki manojlovic and jenny agutter for two of the best scene in the film . all in all a well worth the trip out but a it now play at art house cinema might be a little bit tricky to find .