The Sessions

Based on the triumpant true story

Set a few decades back, and based on a true story. A 38 year old man is confined to an iron lung, after polio left him more-or-less paralysed from the neck down. He is eager to lose his virginity. With the help of his therapists and the guidance of his priest, he sets out to make his dream a reality, by hiring a sex surrogate. However he did not count on how his feelings would react to this married woman. Note the age restriction, this film is not for the prudish.

No persons under 18 (Language, Sex, Nudity).
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sex, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Shall I tuck you in?

Credits

Cast	John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood, Annika Marks
Director	Ben Lewin
Screenplay	Ben Lewin, from the article by Mark O'Brien
Music	Marco Beltrami
Cinematography	Geoffrey Simpson
Editing	Lisa Bromwell
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Dolby
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2012
Produced by	Such More Films, Rhino Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama
Language	Very strong and frequent
Nudity	Very strong on sexual context
Sex	Very strong and frequent
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	A paraplegic man seeks the services of a sex therapist to sublimate his sexual desires and ends up falling for the married sex surrogate.
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Ann Hornaday Singular take on poet's sexual awaking.	15
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi	15
Cape Times Todd McCarthy One man's lust for life.	15
Box Office Rayy Greene Everything The Sessions touches becomes its own, and is made new.	15
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert The Sessions isn't really about sex at all. It is about two people who can be of comfort to each other, and about the kindness that forms between them. This film rebukes and corrects countless brainless and cheap sex scenes in other movies. It's a reminder that we must be kind to one another.	18
ReelViews James Berardinelli The Sessions provides a window into an aspect of the world from which most viewers are insulated. It affirms truths that should be self-evident about the concept of humanity being more a state of mind than body, but that the needs of the body cannot be ignored.	15
Rolling Stone Peter Travers Just see it. This movie will take a piece out of you.	18
ScreenIt C. Fuchs	11
Metacritic.com 39 critics	16
Rottentomatoes critics 179 critics	16
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Tender, funny, and touching, The Sessions provides an acting showcase for its talented stars and proves it's possible for Hollywood to produce a grown-up movie about sex.	19
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	16
Movie Review Intelligence 48 critics	16
What the People say
Internet 9866 Netizens Sex is the theme of life	15
Average .. 79%	16