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Sony Acquires Acclaimed 'I Swear' Film on Tourette's

10/25/2025

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Sony Pictures Classics has acquired U.S. and international rights to I Swear, which has earned a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating, with Bankside Films negotiating the deal.
The film is based on Tourette's Syndrome campaigner John Davidson, diagnosed at age 15.
It stars Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson, and Peter Mullan.
I Swear premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Story summary

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired U.S. and international rights to I Swear, which has earned a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating, with Bankside Films negotiating the deal.
The film is based on Tourette's Syndrome campaigner John Davidson, diagnosed at age 15.
It stars Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson, and Peter Mullan.
I Swear premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.