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Release Date:
18 April 2007 (Belgium)
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Tagline:
What would you do to save the life of your terminally ill grandson?
Plot:
Maggie, a 50-year-old widow - still faithful to her dead husband, desperately needs some money to pay for a medical treatment for her ill grandson...
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Awards:
2 wins
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4 nominations
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(5 articles)
European Film Awards 2009: Prix Eurimages
(From Alternative Film Guide. 19 October 2009, 2:05 AM, PDT)
Irina Palm: Hooker With A Heart (and Hand) Of Gold
(From Spout. 1 October 2008, 9:52 AM, PDT)
(From Alternative Film Guide. 19 October 2009, 2:05 AM, PDT)
Irina Palm: Hooker With A Heart (and Hand) Of Gold
(From Spout. 1 October 2008, 9:52 AM, PDT)
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moral parable about a mother's sacrifice
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Marianne Faithfull | ... | Maggie / Irina Palm |
 | Miki Manojlovic | ... | Miki |
| Kevin Bishop | ... | Tom |
| Siobhan Hewlett | ... | Sarah |
 | Dorka Gryllus | ... | Luisa |
 | Jenny Agutter | ... | Jane |
| Corey Burke | ... | Ollie |
| Meg Wynn Owen | ... | Julia |
| Susan Hitch | ... | Beth |
| Flip Webster | ... | Edith |
| Tony O'Brien | ... | Shopkeeper |
 | Jules Werner | ... | Doctor |
| Ann Queensberry | ... | 1st Old Lady |
| June Bailey | ... | 2nd Old Lady |
 | Jonathan Coyne | ... | Dave |
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Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity and language.
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Runtime:
103 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Netherlands:12 |
Germany:12 |
Finland:K-15 |
South Korea:18 |
USA:R |
Japan:R-15 |
Italy:T |
Singapore:M18 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Norway:15 (TV rating) |
New Zealand:R16 |
Australia:MA (Cable TV rating)
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Referenced in "Cuenta atrás: Antigua fábrica de cerveza, 20:06 horas (#2.11)" (2008)
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This artful and poignant film is a perfect balance between the sadness of how impotent adults are when a child is ill and the laughter that leavens the sadness. Music of Ghuzu guitar group propels the actions forward. Sensitive camera work doesn't allow us to be more than very limited voyeurs into the workings of a SoHo sex club where our protagonist grandmother, played to perfection by Marianne Faithful, in a role that shows us how multi talented this former rock chick of 1970's fame as the muse for Mick Jagger is as a mature woman. She does what she is able to do for not only her sick grandson, but for her son who is unable to "fix" what a "good father" should be able to. Her moral dilemma is resolved in how she limits and defines just what a "good mother" should do for her children to protect them from life's foibles and cruelties. The Desert Film Society of Palm Springs, CA screened this film on Sat. Dec. 15, 2007 for our 300+ members who thought it one of the best films we have shown this year, along with The Man in the Chair.