Verflucht Normal

In the organizer's words:

• UK 2025
• 121 min
• Director: Kirk Jones
• FSK: from 12 years
• German dubbing, Wednesdays: original version with German subtitles (OmU)

Screenings:

• Thurs., May 28, 2026 - Sat., May 30, 2026 at 6:45 p.m.
• Sun., May 31, 2026 - Wed., June 3, 2026 at 6:30 pm
• Thu, June 4, 2026 - Wed, June 10, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
• Thurs., June 11, 2026 - Wed., June 17, 2026 at 8:15 pm

Performers: Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, Peter Mullan

A perfect blend of warm-hearted underdog comedy and social realism
NORMAL combines two great British cinema traditions. Based on the
Based on the life story of the real John Davidson, it tells with sensitive humor and great warmth how he finds his way despite his Tourette's disorder, despite exclusion and a lack of understanding, and ultimately becomes one of the best-known activists for Tourette's awareness.

In his mid-20s, John (Robert Aramayo) still lives with his mother (Shirley Henderson). The
The side effects of the strong medication he is dependent on rob him of almost all courage to face life when a chance encounter with his school friend Murray (Francesco Piacentini Smith) and his mother Dottie (Maxine Peake) finally brings a change. Dottie is a nurse and accepts John for who he is. She takes him into her family and even finds him a job as assistant to the community center janitor Tommy (Peter Mullan). A hilarious job interview, in which Tommy reacts to John's tics like no other, lays the foundation for an intimate friendship. Slowly, John finds the courage and confidence to lead a self-determined life and realizes how valuable his experiences are to others.
are for others.