Irina Palm is a 2007 tragicomedy film directed by Sam Garbarski from a screenplay by Martin Herron and Philippe Blasband.

It stars Marianne Faithfull as a senior-aged woman whose desire to pay for her sick grandson's operation takes her down a path she never would have imagined.

The 60-year-old widow Maggie desperately needs money for the cost of traveling to Australia for a special medical treatment of her beloved ill grandson Olly.

[4] Director Sam Garbarski said about his choice to shoot the film in English: It would have been very easy to make a satirical comedy or to fall into the trap of vulgarity.

[9] The film was released in Belgium by Paradiso Entertainment on 18 April, in France by Pyramide Distribution on 9 May, and in Germany by X Verleih AG on 14 June 2007.

The website's consensus reads: "A strong performance from Faithfull anchors this perverse and lethargic — but ultimately thought-provoking — Garbarski drama.

"[13] A. O. Scott of The New York Times stated, "Irina Palm does rise slightly above the silly clichés embedded in its story.

Scott also commented, "The rather shopworn plot of Irina Palm is buoyed by Mr. Garbarski's sense of realism — he manages to make the movie look and feel as if it were a slice-of-life drama rather than a preposterous fable — and above all by Ms.

"[14] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times described Irina Palm as "a sentimental film with a raunchy premise" and opined, "Genially preposterous and pleasantly diverting, it balances calculation against humanity and generally comes out on top.

"[15] Jonathan Romney of Screen Daily noted, "The film's overall tone is solmenly downbeat, with morose music underscoring the pathos, and Christophe Beaucarne's lensing concentrating on dark hues more suited to a moodier art-house drama.

"[16] Leslie Felperin of Variety remarked, "Pic is built around a would-be humorous script, but jiggery lensing and gloomy lighting suggest helmer Sam Garbarski is under some delusion that he's making a slice of gritty realism with romantic undertones.

"[18] Anthony Quinn of The Independent opined, "Garbarski is hobbled by a woeful script, some very uncertain acting and a chorus of behatted biddies who never, ever seem to leave the village post-office.