The Sessions
6.9/10
Rating
95 min
Runtime
2012
Release Year
Ben Lewin
Director
Cast
John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood, Annika Marks
Quick Synopsis
Mark O'Brien, a journalist and poet who has used an iron lung since childhood due to polio, pursues a writing assignment about sexuality and disability that sparks his interest in exploring his own sexual experiences. After a failed attempt to initiate intimacy with a caregiver, which causes her to withdraw, Mark arranges to meet Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate, with the goal of losing his virginity.
Detailed Synopsis of 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 Cohen-Greene to lose his virginity.
