The Sessions (2012)
The Sessions (2012)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
John Hawkes
Mark
Helen Hunt
Cheryl
William H. Macy
Father Brendan
Moon Bloodgood
Vera
Annika Marks
Amanda
Adam Arkin
Josh
Rhea Perlman
Mikvah Lady
W. Earl Brown
Rod
Robin Weigert
Susan
Blake Lindsley
Dr. Laura White
Ming Lo
Clerk
Rusty Schwimmer
Joan
Jennifer Kumiyama
Carmen
Mark O'Brien
Writer
Tobias Forrest
Greg
Jarrod Bailey
Tony
James Martinez
Matt
Paul MacLean
Young Mark
Phoebe Lewin
Girl on Beach
Jonathan Hanrahan
Unicyclist
Jason Jack Edwards
Waiter
J. Teddy Garces
Man in Elevator
Daniel Quinn
E.R. Doctor
B.J. Clinkscales
Ambulance Driver
RayVeness
Pill Nurse (uncredited)
Ben Lewin
Writer / Director / Producer
Judi Levine
Producer
Stephen Nemeth
Producer
Geoffrey Simpson
Director of Photography
Lisa Bromwell
Editor
Steven Iba
Supervising Sound Editor
Sofia Jimenez
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 2, 2012
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingR
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$9,138,338
Genres
Wiki.
The Sessions is a 2012 American drama film written and directed by Ben Lewin. It is based on the 1990 article "On Seeing a Sex Surrogate" by Mark O'Brien, a poet paralyzed from the neck down due to polio, who hired a sex surrogate to lose his virginity. John Hawkes and Helen Hunt star as O'Brien and sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene, respectively.
The film debuted under its original title The Surrogate at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award (U.S. Dramatic) and a U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting. Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired the film's distribution rights and released the film in October 2012. The Sessions received highly positive reviews from critics, in particular lauding the performances of Hawkes and Hunt. Hunt was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at the 85th Academy Awards.