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Dear Frankie (2004)

Dear Frankie (2004)

Drama Family
Release Date: 2004, May 18
Directors: Shona Auerbach
Countries: United Kingdom, Ireland
Production: Inside Track, Pathé Pictures International, UK Film Council, Scottish Screen, Scorpio Films, Sigma Films
Cast: Gerard Butler, Emily Mortimer, John Kazek, Cal MacAninch, Sharon Small, Elaine MacKenzie Ellis, Anne Marie Timoney, Rony Bridges, Jack McElhone, Katy Murphy, Jayd Johnson, Mary Riggans

Overview:

Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day...

Keywords:

woman director letter loss of loved one parent child relationship abusive father single parent empathetic ship scotland deaf father little boy