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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.
- (22K)
- Drama, Romance
- Shona Auerbach
- 2005-04-15
Mar 4, 2005 · 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 truth to her...
- (112)
- Shona Auerbach
- PG-13
- Emily Mortimer
To spare the feelings of her fatherless boy, Lizzie (Emily Mortimer) secretly authors letters from his "father" that detail seafaring adventures from around the world. But she...
- 2 min
- 48.6K
- Miramax
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.
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.
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Oct 18, 2004 · 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.