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The Sessions

Starring: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy

Director: Ben Lewin

Release Date: November 16th, 2012
Release Date: 18th January, 2013

Running Time: 95 Mins

Synopsis: A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.

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About the Movie

The Sessions is a 2012 American independent drama film written and directed by Ben Lewin. It is based on an essay by Mark O’Brien, a poet paralyzed from the neck down due to polio who hired a sex surrogate to lose his virginity. John Hawkes and Helen Hunt star as O’Brien and sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen Greene respectively.

The film debuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award (U.S. Dramatic) and a U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting. Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired the film’s distribution rights and released the film in 2012.

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'The Sessions' Stars

Ben Lewin, Helen Hunt, John Hawkes, William H. Macy

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'The Sessions' Movie Links

Official The Sessions Movie Website
The Sessions on IMDb
The Sessions on Wikipedia

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