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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 · Dear Frankie: Directed by Shona Auerbach. With Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Mary Riggans, Sharon Small. After having responded to her son's numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad when meeting him.
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- 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...
- 2 min
- 296.9K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
Jul 26, 2016 · To spare the feelings of her fatherless boy, Lizzie (Emily Mortimer) secretly authors letters from his "father" that detail seafaring adventures from around the...
- 2 min
- 49.4K
- Miramax
Dear Frankie. Frankie (Jack McElhone) does not know his father because his mother, Lizzie (Emily Mortimer), ran away from the abusive lout when Frankie was just a baby. Instead of telling the...
- (112)
- Shona Auerbach
- PG-13
- Emily Mortimer
Mar 10, 2005 · Directed by. Shona Auerbach. There is a shot toward the end of "Dear Frankie" when a man and a woman stand on either side of a doorway and look at each other, just simply look at each other. During this time they say nothing, and yet everything they need to say is communicated: Their doubts, cautions, hopes.
After having responded to her son's numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad when meeting him. 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.
