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Feature film — 2012

The Sessions (2012)

6.91h 35mDrama — Romance — Comedy

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.

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Such Much Films / Rhino Films

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Director: Ben Lewin

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Cast & crew

John Hawkes as Mark

John Hawkes

Mark

Helen Hunt as Cheryl

Helen Hunt

Cheryl

William H. Macy as Father Brendan

William H. Macy

Father Brendan

Moon Bloodgood as Vera

Moon Bloodgood

Vera

Annika Marks as Amanda

Annika Marks

Amanda

Adam Arkin as Josh

Adam Arkin

Josh

Rhea Perlman as Mikvah Lady

Rhea Perlman

Mikvah Lady

W. Earl Brown as Rod

W. Earl Brown

Rod

Robin Weigert as Susan

Robin Weigert

Susan

Blake Lindsley as Dr. Laura White

Blake Lindsley

Dr. Laura White

Ming Lo as Clerk

Ming Lo

Clerk

Rusty Schwimmer as Joan

Rusty Schwimmer

Joan

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