The Sessions
“The festival hit of the year!”
2012•R•1h 35m•6.9•Released
DramaRomanceComedy
Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene to lose his virginity.
Director
Ben Lewin
Writer
Ben Lewin
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$9M
Languages
English
Studio
Such Much Films
Cast
John Hawkes
Mark
Helen Hunt
Cheryl
William H. Macy
Father Brendan
Moon Bloodgood
Vera
Annika Marks
Amanda
Adam Arkin
Josh
Rhea Perlman
Mikvah Lady
W. Earl Brown
Rod
Robin Weigert
Susan
Blake Lindsley
Dr. Laura White
Ming Lo
Clerk
Rusty Schwimmer
Joan
Jennifer Kumiyama
Carmen
Tobias Forrest
Greg
Jarrod Bailey
Tony
Production
Company
Such Much Films
Company
Rhino Films
Producer
Judi Levine
Producer
Ben Lewin
Producer
Stephen Nemeth
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