I Insult You, But Only Because It’s Stronger Than Me: I Swear Arrives in Italy, a Comedy About Tourette Syndrome

The Tourette Syndrome, as many of you will already know, is that neuropsychiatric disorder that reveals itself in a very conspicuous manner through pronounced involuntary tics that affect both motor and vocal actions, including the uncontrolled emission of sounds or words. It is particularly famous for, though such cases are rare in reality, causing those who suffer from the syndrome to utter inappropriate words: curses, insults, and various kinds of offenses.
John Davidson is an Englishman who, since his adolescence in the 1980s, has lived with this syndrome in this very specific form. Over the years, Davidson has become an activist who passionately works to spread knowledge and promote the acceptance of Tourette syndrome, and he has also written an autobiographical book that recounts his life as a person with Tourette. That book later became a film, a sincere, funny, and intense comedy that achieved great success with audiences and critics both at home and in the United States, and which is about to debut in Italian cinemas on November 26 with Fandango (which also publishes Davidson’s book through its publishing house).
The film, which won 3 BAFTA awards (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Emerging Actor, Best Casting), is titled I Swear (which in English has a double meaning: “I swear,” but also “a mishap”) and was directed by Kirk Jones, the man behind Wake Up Ned!, Stanno tutti bene, What to Expect When You’re Expecting and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. In the cast we find the lead actor Robert Aramayo (known for starring roles in series such as The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Game of Thrones and Mindhunter) alongside Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson and Peter Mullan.
Below is the official Italian trailer for I Swear.