**Wow.** I'm not sure which promo image it was that I saw with a critic quote saying something along the lines of _"you'll laugh and you'll cry"_, but they were absolutely spot on. A truly phenomenal film, several of the scenes hit me very hard resulting in a lump in my throat and tears flowing, especially when [spoiler] his friend's mum tells him to stop apologising for his tics when he's spending time with them ("we have one rule in this house, and that's if you do anything you can't help, you never ever have to apologise for it") [/spoiler], and I was crying all the way through the credits at the end. It didn't feel heavy-handed or 'preachy' or voyeuristically othering, it was incredibly respectful and raw. Ultimately, it was a film about empathy. The world would be a much better place if everyone would have the patience, accommodation, willingness to learn, and understanding about people who don't 'fit the norm', whether they've got a neurodevelopmental syndrome, or neurodivergence, or have a physical disability, or aren't heterosexual, or if their gender identity doesn't match the one assigned at birth, or minority ethnic. I hope this film has a broader international release and receives all the awards it deserves. Without a doubt my favourite film of the year.

Honestly if I could have rated this more than 10 stars then I would have. Truly emotional and well put together. Would recommend this to everyone.

- Great acting - Relatable - No hyperbole drama All below is just a TED talk about how I relate to this movie: Only 30mins in and I'm honestly crying how close this hits home. Growing up with ADD being close to 2m tall at 14 years old while wearing glasses I've always been drawing unwanted attention for shit from either adults or children my own age... Which resulted in either no understanding from adults or being bullied all the way through adult life. It was a different time and age, it was a taboo topic and not much was known about multiple mental health issues. "stop it" & "just try harder" was basically as far as assistance and help went... I feel like this movie will relate to a lot of people be it for mental problems or just being felt not understood.

[IFFR '26] Director Kirk Jones uses comedy as a vehicle for normalization, and that is a special achievement, even though his own script treads more or less conventional narrative ground. But it is the humanity of the characters that transcends the story, especially a moving performance by Robert Aramayo, which doesn't settle for a superficial representation of the spasms or vocal tics caused by Tourette syndrome, but rather unfolds a profound portrayal of initial helplessness and eventual acceptance.