About Movie
The Sessions is based on the true event of Mark O'Brien, poet paralyzed from neck down due to to polio, who wants to lose his virginity, so he hired a sex surrogate.
The film directed and screenplay by Ben Lewin and presents by Fox Searchlight Pictures and producers Judi Levine and Stephen Nemeth .
John Hawkes play role as 38year old journalist and poet 'Mark O'Brien', who wants to lose her virginity, after consulting wiht his Father Brendan role play by William H. Macy, Helen Hunt play role as Cheryl Cohen Greene, a professional sex surrogate, who hired for lose virginity of Mark O'Brien.
The film won Audience Award Dramatic and a U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize Award for Dramatic acting- cast by Helen Hunt at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, screening on 23 January, 2012. The film scheduled to release in USA on 26 October, 2012; in Germany on 3 January, 2013; in Belgium on 9 January, 2013; and in Denmark on 7 March, 2013.
The Sessions (2012)
Genre Drama
Directed by Ben Lewin
Produced by Judi Levine, Stephen Nemeth
Screenplay by Ben Lewin
Cast
- John Hawkes -- Mark O'Brien
- Helen Hunt -- Cheryl Cohen Greene
- William H. Macy -- Father Brendan
- Moon Bloodgood -- Vera
- Annika Marks -- Amanda
- W. Earl Brown -- Rod
- Blake Lindsley -- Laura White
- Adam Arkin -- Josh
- Ming Lo -- Clerk
- Jennifer Kumiyama -- Carmen
- Robin Weigert -- Susan
- Jarrod Bailey -- Tony
- Rusty Schwimmer -- Joan
- James Martinez -- Matt
- Tobias Forrest -- Greg
Music by Marco Beltrami
Cinematography Geoffrey Simpson
Editing by Lisa Bromwell
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Run time 94 minutes
Country USA
Language English
Official-site http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thesessions/
Release Date(s)
23 January 2012 - USA (Sundance Film Festival)
26 October 2012 - USA (limited)
3 January 2013 - Germany
9 January 2013 - Belgium
7 March 2013 - Denmark
The Sessions (2012) | Trailer