The Sessions

Director: Ben Lewin
Writer: Ben Lewin
Cast: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood
Language: English
Theatrical Release Date: Fri Oct 19 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Festivals: Sundance Film Festival
Awards: 2013 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress
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Synopsis: Mark O'Brien, a 36-year-old poet and journalist with an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and the guidance of his priest, he contacts a professional sex surrogate to take him on a journey to manhood. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance]

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