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The festival hit of the year! - The Sessions
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Title: The Sessions

Release Date: 2 May 2012

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy

Director: Such Much Films, Rhino Films

Production Companies: Such Much Films, Rhino Films

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.898 (559 votes)

Cast

  • Mark: John Hawkes
  • Cheryl: Helen Hunt
  • Father Brendan: William H. Macy
  • Vera: Moon Bloodgood
  • Amanda: Annika Marks
  • Josh: Adam Arkin
  • Mikvah Lady: Rhea Perlman
  • Rod: W. Earl Brown
  • Susan: Robin Weigert
  • Dr. Laura White: Blake Lindsley
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