Dir: Kirk Jones | UK | 2025 | 120 mins

Cast | Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson, Peter Mullan

 

Funny, heartfelt and emphatically moving, I Swear dramatises the true story of Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson and his quest to live normally in a world that insisted on calling him different.

Diagnosed aged 15, John’s Tourette’s made him the target of huge misunderstanding in 1980s Britain, and he faced hostility, bullying and violence for much of his youth. Aged 16, he was the subject of BBC TV documentary John’s Not Mad and subsequently became one of the UK’s most passionate advocates for greater awareness and acceptance of Tourette’s, for which work he received an MBE in 2019.

Written and directed by Kirk Jones (Waking Ned, Nanny McPhee) and featuring a deeply committed performance from Robert Aramayo (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) alongside supporting turns from Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson and Peter Mullan, I Swear promises a powerful look at an astonishing life and the wit, grit and resolve that saw Davidson define himself on his own terms.

 

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION FOR THIS FILM:

OPEN CAPTIONED SCREENING - Monday 3rd November at 5pm

WATCHWORD - a discreet closed-captioning system, ensuring that only those wearing supplied smart glasses can see the captions. These glasses can be worn over prescription glasses and around cochlear implants. Users can alter the size, colour, brightness, position and focus to their personal preference. Watchword is available on any screening of this title except the open captioned screening.

AUDIO DESCRIPTION - a recorded narration describes visual elements of the film - in gaps in the dialogue - through personal headphones. The film soundtrack is broadcast to cinema speakers in the usual way. The volume of each ear can be altered independently by the user. 

HARD OF HEARING - using our wireless headphones, the film soundtrack is broadcast direct to the user who can control the volume of each ear independently. This is also perfect for anyone sensitive to loud noises.

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