The Sessions

The Sessions

95 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | May 2, 2012

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 Green to lose his virginity.

The Sessions

95 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | May 2, 2012

The Sessions
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 Green to lose his virginity.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Rhino Films, Such Much Films
Original title The Sessions
Directors Ben Lewin
Writers Ben Lewin

Cast

John Hawkes

as Mark O'Brien

Helen Hunt

as Cheryl Cohen Greene

William H. Macy

as Father Brendan

Moon Bloodgood

as Vera

Annika Marks

as Amanda

W. Earl Brown

as Rod

Adam Arkin

as Josh

Rhea Perlman

as Mikvah Lady

Robin Weigert

as Susan

Blake Lindsley

as Dr. Laura White

Ming Lo

as Clerk

Rusty Schwimmer

as Joan

Jennifer Kumiyama

as Carmen

Tobias Forrest

as Greg

Jarrod Bailey

as Tony

James Martinez

as Matt

Daniel Quinn

as ER Doctor

B.J. Clinkscales

as Ambulance Driver