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The Sessions

Where:

California

When:

The 1980s The 1990s

The festival hit of the year! — 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.

Released in 2012 — 95 minutes

Genres:

Drama Romance Comedy

Language:

English