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Humour mixes with humanity in moving drama

The Sessions (15)

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Dir: Ben Lewin

With: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt

Runtime: 91 minutes

WINTER'S Bone star John Hawkes takes the lead role in this true story of Mark O'Brien, poet, journalist and polio survivor.

Living in an iron lung for most of the day, O'Brien craved the sort of close contact the able-bodied take for granted. So at the grand old age of 38, he set out to lose his virginity with the help of a sex surrogate (played by Helen Hunt).

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