it seem belgian director sam garbarski do not set out to make an english movie ( the script be originally write by phillipe blasband in french ) but even with a diverse cast and continental location he have produce one . marianne faithful performance a the slightly out of it middle age widow who become a hand job operative in a soho sex shop to earn money for her sick grandson operation be wonderfully judge . she have to do this in secret and of course and under the nom de hand irina palm for this be england and she would suffer terminal embarrassment be her family or friend to find out what she be up to . in france and on the other hand and it might not matter so much . despite the sordid nature of irina fund raise effort and this be a comedy drama and not soft porn and the exposition be tastefully do no graphic image be employ . the other main performance fit the fairly gentle tone and even the veteran serbian actor miki manjlovic a the sex shop owner . the plot and a the maker admit and be a bit of a fairy tale and but satisfy nevertheless and and we can not help wish irina as well . i do wonder about her customer though . pay for sex be at bottom and so to speak and pretty pathetic and even for someone with erina professional skill and and the film make little attempt to look at the situation from the customer viewpoint and though we do get the impression the customer be satisfied . weirdly and marianne faithful be descend from the sacher masoch family and but her character do not dish out pain here . a small film but pleasant and entertaining .