The studio and distributor Fox Searchlight paid about $ 6 million for the international rights to film the drama, which is called "The Surrogate" and is based on a true story, Variety reported.The movie is directed by Ben Lewin. John Hawkes plays Mark O'Brien, a 36-year-old poet and journalist who has polio and an iron lung. He enlists the help of a professiona Cohen Greene, portrayed by Hunt, after he decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin.William H. Macy, who currently stars in the Showtime series "Shameless," portrays a Catholic priest who helps Hawkes' character spiritually. "The Surrogate" was first screened at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Monday, January 23rd Lewin and Hawkes earned standing ovations, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
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