Production
Gillian Berrie
Born 1937-11-08
Gillian Berrie is a Scottish film producer and co-founder of Sigma Films, established in 1996 with director David Mackenzie. She has produced and co-produced numerous feature films, including Hallam Foe, Young Adam, Perfect Sense, Starred Up, Outlaw King, Dear Frankie and Under the Skin, and was involved in the Oscar campaign for Hell or High Water. She also executive produced episodes of the television series Under the Banner of Heaven and worked on the film Tetris. Beyond producing, Berrie founded Film City Glasgow in 2004 and has been involved in several initiatives supporting emerging filmmakers in Scotland, including Jumpcut and Short Circuit. She received the BAFTA Scotland Outstanding Achievement Award in 2002 and an honorary doctorate from the University of the West of Scotland in 2014 for her contribution to film and the arts.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
7.3An unexploded WWII bomb is discovered on a busy construction site in the centre of London. Chaos ensues as the military and police begin a mass evacuation against a ticking clock.
Fuze
2026
7.0A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive.
Relay
2025
7.7In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.
Tetris
2023
6.8Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.
Outlaw King
2018
6.9In Glasgow, Scotland, while a mysterious pandemic begins to spread around the world, Susan, a brilliant epidemiologist, falls in love with Michael, a skillful cook.
Perfect Sense
2011
7.119-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point — Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist, who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics, prison corruption, and a glimmer of something better, Eric finds himself in a fight for his own life, unsure if his own father is there to protect him or join in punishing him.
Starred Up
2014
6.7Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.
Hallam Foe
2007
5.8In a blue-collar American town, a group of teens bands together to form the Dandies, a gang of gunslingers led by Dick Dandelion. Following a code of strict pacifism at odds with the fact that they all carry guns, the group eventually lets in Sebastian, the grandson of Dick's childhood nanny, Clarabelle, who fears the other gangs in the area. Dick and company try to protect Clarabelle, but events transpire that push the gang past posturing.
Dear Wendy
2005
On the streets of London, young runaway Sophie finds her tribe amidst the darkness and begins to reclaim her sense of self.
Bare
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6.0Alfred is 64. He's lost touch with his family and a threat to his health makes him realise he wants to make amends. The more he tries to do right, the more he does wrong, and as his past comes back to haunt him, he is forced to face up to what his life means to him. Rounding Up Donkeys is the second film in Sigma and Zentropa's three feature film concept 'Advance Party'.
Donkeys
2010
5.0Charlie's wife has left him for a successful pop star, and he wants revenge. He sets out for Scotland's Isle of Skye, where he will burn down the star's mansion. In a cafe, he meets Vincente, a Spaniard who asks him for a ride. With his new friend in tow, Charlie soldiers on, only to run out of gas in the middle of nowhere. They walk to the nearest residence--where they are greeted by a suspicious and motley group of people who may or may not be part of a bizarre cult that lives in the area. Charlie and Vincente will be staying longer then they expected, and it is going to be a strange visit!
The Last Great Wilderness
2002
5.0Charlie's wife has left him for a successful pop star, and he wants revenge. He sets out for Scotland's Isle of Skye, where he will burn down the star's mansion. In a cafe, he meets Vincente, a Spaniard who asks him for a ride. With his new friend in tow, Charlie soldiers on, only to run out of gas in the middle of nowhere. They walk to the nearest residence--where they are greeted by a suspicious and motley group of people who may or may not be part of a bizarre cult that lives in the area. Charlie and Vincente will be staying longer then they expected, and it is going to be a strange visit!
The Last Great Wilderness
2002
A young teenage girl who lives with a single mother who is usually out getting drunk and picking up much younger men.
Somersault
2000
Controversial documentary portrait of George McAulay, Scottish chairman of the UK Men's Movement.
Two Fingers
1997
