Desperate, Maggie, a middle-class Lon - doner in her mid-fifties, finds herself responding to a temptingly lucrative job offer at a sex club. At “Sexy World”, the shy but sprightly widow meets the club’s charming manager, Miki, who gently introduces her to her tasks as a “hostess”. Her new colleague, Luisa, acquaints her with the rules of the game and, before long, the conscientious Maggie becomes the much sought after and well-paid “Irina Palm”.

Along with the cash, aggie gains renewed self-confidence, realising that she’s not as old, unattractive and useless as she had believed herself to be. But then it ranspires that Soho, where she renders her sexually hygienic services, is not a million miles away from the conservative suburb where Maggie lives, and her clandestine exist ence begins to raise the suspicions of both her son and her inquisitive neighbours alike. But even when verything comes to light, Maggie refuses to let this get her down…

Sam Garbarski: Born in Krailing near Munich on 13.2.1948, he moved to Belgium at the age of 22. In 1970 he founded an advertising company, which he ran until 1997. From 1997-2003 he directed more than 50 commercials, some of which received awards. He directed his first short film in 1998, making his debut as a feature film director in 2003 with LE TANGO DES RASHEVSKI. The film was a hit on the international festival circuit and also enjoyed a successful theatrical run.