This hilarious and heart-breaking portrait of one man’s journey with Tourette syndrome is one of the year’s best.
It follows the true story of John Davidson through his troubled teens and early adulthood, having been diagnosed at 15 years old in 1980s Britain - a time when the condition was little known and entirely misunderstood. Initially alienated from his peers and his family, Davidson perseveres in his attempt to live a ‘normal’ life against the odds, finding some unlikely champions along the way.
“It will make you cry, it will make you uncomfortable, but at the end of the film’s runtime, it will leave you with a feeling of profound satisfaction that even the most heartfelt movies struggle to replicate.” ~Aidan Kelley, Collider
“I Swear is a crowdpleaser that doesn’t make a spectacle out of its subject, nor mines the darker chapters of their life for tearjerking sentimentality.” ~Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent
“This is an absorbing, compassionate film.” ~Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Cast
Robert Aramayo , Maxine Peake , Shirley Henderson , Peter Mullan , Steven Cree , Sanjeev Kohli
Director
Language
English
Closed Captions [CC]
English
Country
United Kingdom
Studios
Sony, Transmission