Dear Frankie


Dear Frankie

Overview:

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. 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...

Votes 45 (7/10)

Runtime: 105 minutes

Release Date 2004-05-18

Production company:

  • Scottish Screen
  • Pathé Pictures International
  • UK Film Council
  • Inside Track Productions
  • Sigma Films
  • Scorpio Films

Production country:

  • United Kingdom

Genres:

  • Drama
  • Family

Trailer

Further Information

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Shona Auerbach
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Andrea Gibb
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Caroline Wood
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Shona Auerbach
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Oral Norrie Ottey
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Des Hamilton
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Alex Heffes
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