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Dear Frankie
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7.0Nine-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...
Cast
- Gerard Butler as The Stranger
- Emily Mortimer as Lizzie
- Jack McElhone as Frankie
- Sharon Small as Marie
- Katy Murphy as Miss MacKenzie
- Jayd Johnson as Catriona
Themes
- ship
- single parent
- parent child relationship
- scotland
- loss of loved one
- deaf
- abusive father
- letter
- father
- little boy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 2004 Cannes Film Festival
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- seamanship
- Cast member
- Gerard Butler
- Composer
- Alex Heffes
- Producer
- Jeremy Thomas
- Production company
- Pathé
- Narrative location
- Scotland
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 765087
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/dearfrankie
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- publication date
- 2005-04-21
- title
- Dear Frankie
- distributed by
- Disney+
- nominated for
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 63/100
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