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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 single mother pretends to be her son's father in letters, but when the ship he believes his dad is on docks in their town, she hires a stranger to play the role. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 2004 film.
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- Drama, Romance
- Shona Auerbach
- 2005-04-15
Mar 10, 2005 · A film about a mother who hires a stranger to pretend to be her deaf son's father for a day. Roger Ebert praises the emotional truth and the long shot that conveys the characters' feelings without words.
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...
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- Shona Auerbach
- PG-13
- Emily Mortimer
Dear Frankie (2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Oct 4, 2016 · Dear Frankie (2004) Official Trailer 1 - Gerard Butler Movie. Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers. 1.68M subscribers. Subscribed. 2.5K. 296K views 7 years ago. Starring: Gerard Butler, Emily...
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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.
