I Swear

Best Actor, BAFTA 2025 

Original language: English

Subtitles: Romanian

Directed by: Kirk Jones

Country: UK

Year of production: 2025

Length: 121 minutes

Genre: Drama, Biography

A true story about John Davidson. Diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at the age of 15 and considered “crazy” by his peers, he struggled with a condition few had ever witnessed. As an adult, he became an advocate for Tourette syndrome and received a Master’s degree in engineering from the Queen in 2019. 

Credits

Director – Kirk Jones

Screenplay – Kirk Jones

Producers – Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff, and Piers Tempest

Cinematography – James Blann

Editor – Sam Sneade

Music – Stephen Rennicks 

Cast

Robert Aramayo 

Peter Mullan 

Maxine Peake 

Shirley Henderson 

Scott Ellis Watson