Dear Frankie

About Dear Frankie

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.

Dear Frankie (2004) is a drama family film directed by Shona Auerbach. It runs 105 minutes and was released in May 2004.

Its themes are empathetic, father, scotland, and ship.

Gerard Butler takes the lead as The Stranger, Emily Mortimer as Lizzie, Jack McElhone as Frankie, and Sharon Small as Marie. The screenplay is by Andrea Gibb. It comes from Inside Track and Scottish Screen.

Mamma Mia!, CODA, and Sleepless in Seattle make useful companions to Dear Frankie, all filed under parent child relationship, single parent, and deaf. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 228 votes.