2012's foreign language awards magnet is under the sexy microscope this week, as Roe and Rory examine the cinematic depiction of a life-changing injury, and disability scholars' thinking about this representation of the sex life of a character with a disability. Tangents include the magnetic chemistry between Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts, women internalising the male gaze, why great f*ck-buddies are the world's unsung heroes, and the tragic tale of the loneliest whale in the world.