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He taketh and he giveth

Saw 'The Sessions', an indy film based on a true story of a man in the iron lung and some fun with Jewish idiosyncracies. Highlight is the theme for the believers that he who taketh also sometimes giveth. And giveth good. The protagonist is a polio affected man in his thirties who has braved the odds to live a life without pity and with optimism about his future. He is a graduate from a reputed University in California. He has high hopes to achieve what many would consider brazen in light of the odds. Plot focuses on his wish to experience intimate interactions with the opposite sex and the interesting journey that results. From engaging in a dialog with his priest played by William Macy (who plays the part of a liberal advisor and friend) to having a cast of nurse attendants that help him seek what he is missing he finally finds a woman who is in the business of providing surrogate sex therapy. She clarifies her position as being different from a prostitute because app...