I Swear

very strong language, brief violence, sex references
Director(s)Kirk Jones
Production year2025
Release date10/10/2025
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes120m
CastRobert Aramayo, Shirley Henderson, Peter Mullan

I Swear

very strong language, brief violence, sex references
This drama is a biopic of Tourette's Syndrome campaigner John Davidson. It contains very strong language, primarily used ...
This drama is a biopic of Tourette's Syndrome campaigner John Davidson. It contains very strong language, primarily used in the context of the neurological condition.
violence
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
sexual violence and sexual threat
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
very strong language, brief violence, sex references
Classified Date:
30/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
violence
Two boys fight in a school playground. A man gets into a fight in a nightclub, and is later attacked outside at night by two other men.
language
There is very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k') along with milder terms, including 'slut', 'slag', 'pussy', 'cock', 'prick', 'wanker', 'dick', 'dickhead', 'shit', 'piss', 'arse', 'bastard', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'. There is also use of the 'middle finger' gesture.
sex
There are verbal sex references, including to masturbation and semen.
discrimination
Discriminatory attitudes are expressed to a character with Tourette’s Syndrome. The homophobic term 'fag' is used by the character who has Tourette’s Syndrome, as well as other discriminatory language.
drugs
There is occasional sight of people smoking cannabis. There are references to dealing crack cocaine.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are fleeting references to sexual violence and a man refers to another person as a 'paedophile'.
suicide and self-harm
A teenage boy walks into the water in an attempt to take his own life, but he is saved. There are verbal references to suicidal thoughts. A man injures himself by striking his head against a mirror.
injury detail
A man has bruises on his face and body after being attacked.
theme
A boy is bullied at school due to his neurological condition. There are upsetting scenes involving family and friends struggling to understand the main character's neurological condition.
alcohol and smoking
There is sight of adult characters drinking alcohol.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
30/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Classified Date:
31/07/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Classified Date:
15/07/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Classified date30/09/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
sexual violence and sexual threat
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
Director(s)Kirk Jones
Production year2025
Release date10/10/2025
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes120m
CastRobert Aramayo, Shirley Henderson, Peter Mullan
very strong language, brief violence, sex references
Classified Date:
30/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
violence
Two boys fight in a school playground. A man gets into a fight in a nightclub, and is later attacked outside at night by two other men.
language
There is very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k') along with milder terms, including 'slut', 'slag', 'pussy', 'cock', 'prick', 'wanker', 'dick', 'dickhead', 'shit', 'piss', 'arse', 'bastard', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'. There is also use of the 'middle finger' gesture.
sex
There are verbal sex references, including to masturbation and semen.
discrimination
Discriminatory attitudes are expressed to a character with Tourette’s Syndrome. The homophobic term 'fag' is used by the character who has Tourette’s Syndrome, as well as other discriminatory language.
drugs
There is occasional sight of people smoking cannabis. There are references to dealing crack cocaine.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are fleeting references to sexual violence and a man refers to another person as a 'paedophile'.
suicide and self-harm
A teenage boy walks into the water in an attempt to take his own life, but he is saved. There are verbal references to suicidal thoughts. A man injures himself by striking his head against a mirror.
injury detail
A man has bruises on his face and body after being attacked.
theme
A boy is bullied at school due to his neurological condition. There are upsetting scenes involving family and friends struggling to understand the main character's neurological condition.
alcohol and smoking
There is sight of adult characters drinking alcohol.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
30/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Classified Date:
31/07/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Classified Date:
15/07/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Classified date30/09/2025
LanguageEnglish