Dear Frankie (AUS)

Dear Frankie (AUS) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
European Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Shona Auerbach

Written By:
Andrea Gibb

Actors:
Emily Mortimer ..... Lizzie
Jack McElhone ..... Frankie
Mary Riggans ..... Nell
Sharon Small ..... Marie
Sophie Main ..... Serious Girl
Katy Murphy ..... Miss MacKenzie
Sean Brown ..... Ricky Monroe
Jayd Johnson ..... Catriona
Anna Hepburn ..... Headmistress
Rony Bridges ..... Post Office Clerk
Douglas Stewart Wallace ..... Stamp Shop Keeper
Elaine M. Ellis ..... Librarian (as Elaine Mackenzie Ellis)
Carolyn Calder ..... Barmaid
John Kazek ..... Ally
Gerard Butler ..... The Stranger

Synopsis:

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...

Directed by Shona Auerbach, Dear Frankie revolves around nine-year-old Frankie (Jack McElhone) and his mother, Lizzie (Emily Mortimer). The mother and son duo have been on the run for as long as Frankie, who has been deaf for years, can remember. In an effort to protect Frankie from the truth -- that a psychotic father, whose physical abuse caused his hearing loss, is at the root of their constant need to move from one home to the next -- Lizzie pens a series of letters from Frankie's "father" in hopes of assuaging his curiosity. However, when Frankie becomes convinced that his father is taking a break from his exotic adventures and making his way back home, Lizzie must make a tough decision: find another way to pacify Frankie's desire to meet his father or tell him the awful truth.

After having responded to her son's numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad when meeting him.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 12 December, 2009.