John Hannah has defended his controversial new film, 'The Wee Man', which tells the real-life story of Glasgow gangster turned best-selling writer, Paul Ferris.
"A negative reaction was inevitable from the Scottish press," reflects Hannah, unperturbed, who only met Ferris, after production was completed. According to the actor, he was "charming, and pleased with the film".
Hannah (right) stars with Martin Compston in 'The Wee Man' telling the story of Paul Ferris
Hannah plays Tam McGraw, a rival gangster to Ferris's underworld mentor Arthur Thompson Snr (Patrick Bergin in the film). Ferris was sensationally cleared of killing Thompson's son in 1991, after one of Scotland's longest-running criminal trials, and emotions still run high, two decades later.
"When you're trying to tell a true story, all versions are never truthful, so I wouldn't try to control that argument, and some of the facts around this tale are still sketchy,...
"A negative reaction was inevitable from the Scottish press," reflects Hannah, unperturbed, who only met Ferris, after production was completed. According to the actor, he was "charming, and pleased with the film".
Hannah (right) stars with Martin Compston in 'The Wee Man' telling the story of Paul Ferris
Hannah plays Tam McGraw, a rival gangster to Ferris's underworld mentor Arthur Thompson Snr (Patrick Bergin in the film). Ferris was sensationally cleared of killing Thompson's son in 1991, after one of Scotland's longest-running criminal trials, and emotions still run high, two decades later.
"When you're trying to tell a true story, all versions are never truthful, so I wouldn't try to control that argument, and some of the facts around this tale are still sketchy,...
- 7/10/2013
- by Caroline Frost
- Huffington Post
★★☆☆☆ The latest in a long line of north-of-the-border, 'gritty' British crime dramas, Ray Burdis' The Wee Man (2013) has arguably more charm and invention than most, yet still stumbles into the same routine clichés and pitfalls that have blighted the gangster movie over the last few decades. Sweet Sixteen star Martin Compston puts in a solid, no-frills performance as titular, real life Glaswegian gangbanger Paul Ferris, who reverts to a life of crime after years of brutal bullying and violent abuse throughout his formative childhood. There's even a scene where an innocent dog gets kicked to death, just to cover all bases.
Raised during the 1960s by two very decent parents in the notorious Glasgow suburb of Blackhill - and perpetually warned by his protective father of the dangers of the city's initially alluring crime culture - Ferris is forced to do his first round of porridge after a frenzied...
Raised during the 1960s by two very decent parents in the notorious Glasgow suburb of Blackhill - and perpetually warned by his protective father of the dangers of the city's initially alluring crime culture - Ferris is forced to do his first round of porridge after a frenzied...
- 7/9/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
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