The Sessions

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

John Hawkes Mark

Helen Hunt Cheryl

William H. Macy Father Brendan

Moon Bloodgood Vera

Annika Marks Amanda