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Dear Frankie is a 2004 British drama film directed by Shona Auerbach and starring Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler, Jack McElhone, and Sharon Small. The screenplay by Andrea Gibb focuses on a young single mother whose love for her son prompts her to perpetuate a deception designed to protect him from the truth about his father.
Apr 15, 2005 · A woman pretends to be her son's father in letters, but hires a stranger to play the role in person. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 2004 film.
- (23K)
- Drama, Romance
- Shona Auerbach
- 2005-04-15
Oct 4, 2016 · Starring: Gerard Butler, Emily Mortimer, and Jack McElhoneDear Frankie (2004) Official Trailer 1 - Gerard Butler MovieAfter having responded to her son's num...
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Dear Frankie is a small, good-hearted film with fine performances. Frankie (Jack McElhone) does not know his father because his mother, Lizzie (Emily Mortimer), ran away from the abusive lout...
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- Shona Auerbach
- PG-13
- Emily Mortimer
A single mother and her deaf son invent a story that he is the son of a sailor on the HMS Accra. When the ship arrives in their town, she hires a stranger to play the father for a day, but the truth soon comes out.
Find out who starred in and worked on the 2004 drama film Dear Frankie, directed by Shona Auerbach and written by Andrea Gibb. See the full list of actors, producers, composers, cinematographers, and more on IMDb.
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.
