Dear Frankie
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Dear Frankie

(2004)Directed by Shona Auerbach105 minDrama, Family

Frankie (Jack McElhone) is a deaf nine-year-old who follows his father's ship, the HMS Accra, from port to port on a map. His mother Lizzie (Emily Mortimer) writes every one of the letters herself. Shona Auerbach starts the clock when the real Accra is due to dock nearby, and Lizzie has two weeks to tell her son the truth or find a stranger (Gerard Butler) willing to play his father for a day.

Gerard Butleras The Stranger
Jack McElhoneas Frankie
Sharon Smallas Marie
Katy Murphyas Miss MacKenzie
Jayd Johnsonas Catriona
Mary Riggansas Nell
John Kazekas Ally
Andrea Gibbas Waitress
Sophie Mainas Serious Girl
Rony Bridgesas Post Office Clerk