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.
Acting
Aramayo's tic work is physically exhausting to watch—in the best way.
Direction
Jones never lets pity replace presence.
Writing
Turns 'inspirational biopic' into something pricklier, truer.
Director
Kirk Jones
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert Aramayo spent months with the real John Davidson to map his specific tic patterns—no two people with Tourette's present identically.
The 1980s-90s Scottish institutional settings mirror real 'care' systems that warehoused neurodivergent people until shockingly recently; John's story is exceptional because most weren't.
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