The Sessions
- Original title
- The Sessions (The Surrogate)
- Year
- 2012
- Running time
- 98 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Ben Lewin. Article: Mark O'Brien
- Cast
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- John Hawkes
- Helen Hunt
- William H. Macy
- Moon Bloodgood
- Adam Arkin
- Annika Marks
- W. Earl Brown
- Blake Lindsley
- Ming Lo
- Jennifer Kumiyama
- Robin Weigert
- Jarrod Bailey
- Rusty Schwimmer
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Comedy. Romance | Based on a true story. Comedy-Drama. Disability. Independent Film (US)
- Synopsis
- At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a tetraplegic man in an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest (William H. Macy), he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene (Helen Hunt), a professional sex surrogate and a typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband. Inspired by a true story, it follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood.
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- Awards
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2012: Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Helen Hunt)2012: Golden Globes: 2 Nominations: Best Actor Drama (Hawkes) and Supp Actress (Hunt)2012: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Helen Hunt)2012: Critics Choice Awards: 2 nominations2012: Sundance Film Festival: Audience Award for Best Film & Best Ensemble Cast2012: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Actor (Hawkes) & Best Supporting Actress (Hunt)
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 50 My Top 10 Movies from 2012 (97)
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