I blink. I twitch. I jump. I click. I whistle. I shout.
Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.
- 7.7
- 2025
- Released
- 2h 1m
Robert Aramayo
John Davidson
Maxine Peake
Dottie Achenbach
Shirley Henderson
Heather Davidson
Peter Mullan
Tommy Trotter
Scott Ellis Watson
Young John Davidson
Sanjeev Kohli
Shopkeeper
Ron Donachie
Headmaster
Steven Cree
David Davidson
Paul Donnelly
Billy Dean
Douglas Rankine
Doctor Colin Hargreaves
Adam McNamara
PC/Inspector MacCullenDavid Carlyle
Chris AchenbachAnthony Capaldi
AndyAndrea Bisset
Lucy
Francesco Piacentini-Smith
Murray
Louise Stewart
Caroline
Leah MacRae
Mrs RobinsonChristina Modestou
AlisonCatriona McArthur
Sharon DavidsonIsla Mercer
Young CarolineJamie McAllister
Young Murray
Jamie Marie Leary
IreneAmber Sylvia Edwards
Marie
Paul Cassidy
AllanGary French
Procurator Fiscal
Thierry Mabonga
Defence Agent
Gordon Peaston
Councillor SpaldingRuth Milne
Karen
Carolina Valdés
BarbaraEmma Hartley-Miller
Woman on TrainGreg Storey
SelfPaul Stevenson
SelfChris Dixon
JamesAndrew McPhail
James' friendMalcolm McFadyen
Police OfficerChristina Ashford
Queen Elizabeth IIDonald Morrison
Priest
Gordon Morris
Queen's SpeakerJason Alan Staines
DoctorCerys Tinney
GirlPaddy Towers
Lad 1Ellie Macdowall
GirlMichael Dylan
ButlerCalum Cormack
Bouncer
Michael Cooke
JournalistJohnny Milne
SelfAlan Morton
SelfFrankie Morton
SelfKaren Barke
Johnny Austin
JournalistSimon Charnley
Police OfficerRoss Mann
JournalistConnor Parkin
Roddy
Released
en
- #scotland
- #biography
- #based on true story
- #tourette syndrome
- #1980s
- #1990s
- #triumph over adversity
- #based on real person
Reviews
I suppose there are bound to be some questions about whether or not this is acting or mimicry, but there’s no denying that the performance here from Robert Aramayo is truly engaging to watch. John Davidson is a confident and friendly young man from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders who might have a promising goalkeeping career looming until, at the age of 14, he develops an involuntary tic. This