The Wee Man

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The Wee Man
Film poster
Directed by	Ray Burdis
Starring	Patrick Bergin Simon DeSilva Martin Compston John Hannah Steve Daly Alastair Thomson Mills Jim Sweeney
Cinematography	Ali Asad
Music by	John Beckett
Distributed by	Carnaby International
Release date	18 January 2013 (2013-01-18)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$609,607[1]

The Wee Man, also released as John Burns, is a 2013 British gangster film directed by Ray Burdis and starring Martin Compston and John Hannah. It depicts the true life story of Scottish criminal Paul Ferris.

Due to the film's sympathetic portrayal of Ferris, Strathclyde Police refused to help the filmmakers make the film in Glasgow, Ferris's native city. The production team had to film in London instead due to the lack of support from the legal authorities in Glasgow.^{[citation needed]}