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NEW YORK, NY (February 5, 2026) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will release I SWEAR in theaters nationwide on April 24, 2026. Written and directed by BAFTA nominee Kirk Jones (WAKING NED DEVINE, NANNY MCPHEE), the film premiered to critical acclaim at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival and currently boasts an impressive 100% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. It has since enjoyed notable success at the UK box office, with star Robert Aramayo winning “Best Lead Performance” at the British Independent Film Awards alongside a win for “Best Casting,” as well as BAFTA nominations in the categories “Outstanding British Film”; “Best Original Screenplay”; “Best Casting”; “Leading Actor” for Robert Aramayo; “Supporting Actor” for Peter Mullan and “EE Bafta Rising Star” for Robert Aramayo.  

Based on the inspiring, extraordinary life story of notable Tourette’s Syndrome campaigner John Davidson, MBE, I SWEAR stars two-time BAFTA nominee Aramayo (THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, GAME OF THRONES) with a supporting cast including three-time BAFTA nominee Maxine Peake (FUNNY COW, THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING), BAFTA winner Shirley Henderson (BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY, HARRY POTTER franchise) and Cannes Best Actor Award winner, Golden Lion winner and BAFTA nominee Peter Mullan (WAR HORSE, THE MAGDALENE SISTERS).  

Jones’ emotionally engaging, funny and compelling script charts Davidson’s Tourette's diagnosis at the age of 15 years old. Set over a 50-year span from the 1980’s to modern day Britain, the story follows him throughout his troubled teens and early adulthood, and explores this little known and entirely misunderstood condition, along with his attempts to live a ‘normal’ life against the odds. The production worked closely with the Tourette’s community, casting individuals who live with Tourette’s and consulted with Tourette's charities.  

I SWEAR is produced by Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff and Piers Tempest, for One Story High and Tempo Productions. Cindy Jones and John Davidson serve as Executive Producers.   

ABOUT SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
Michael Barker and Tom Bernard serve as co-presidents of Sony Pictures Classics—an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment they founded with Marcie Bloom in January 1992—which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world.  Barker and Bernard have released prestigious films that have won 42 Academy Awards^® (38 of those at Sony Pictures Classics) and have garnered 192 Academy Award^® nominations (166 at Sony Pictures Classics), including two nominations this year for BLUE MOON for Best Actor (Ethan Hawke) and Best Original Screenplay, as well as Best Picture nominations for I’M STILL HERE, THE FATHER, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, WHIPLASH, AMOUR, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, AN EDUCATION, CAPOTE, HOWARDS END, AND CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON.    

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