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. 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...
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Cast
14 people
Gerard Butler
The Stranger
Known for
300
How to Train Your Dragon
Emily Mortimer
Lizzie
Known for
Shutter Island
Cars 2
Jack McElhone
Frankie
Known for
Nowhere Boy
Young Adam
Sharon Small
Marie
Known for
About a Boy
Nightsleeper
Katy Murphy
Miss MacKenzie
Known for
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Prime Suspect
Jayd Johnson
Catriona
Also in
The Field of Blood
Mary Riggans
Nell
Also in
Balamory
Maggie
Cal MacAninch
Davey
Known for
Des
Time
John Kazek
Ally
Known for
T2 Trainspotting
Riff-Raff
Anne Marie Timoney
Janet
Known for
Young Adam
Carla's Song
Andrea Gibb
Waitress
Known for
All Creatures Great and Small
Sophie Main
Serious Girl
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Shona Auerbach Director · Andrea Gibb Screenplay Alex Heffes Composer
Worldwide gross $1.7M · United States release October 18, 2004 · Produced in United Kingdom, Ireland
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,656,829
Production
Inside Track
Production
Pathé Pictures International
Production
UK Film Council
Production
Scottish Screen
Production
Scorpio Films
Production
Sigma Films
Production
Miramax
Studio
Inside Track Productions
Production
United Kingdom · Ireland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 4, 2004
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
United Kingdom · August 27, 2004
Limited theatrical · Edinburgh International Film Festival
United States · October 18, 2004
Limited theatrical · Chicago International Film Festival
United States
March 4, 2005 · Limited theatrical · New York City
April 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Austria
April 21, 2005 · Digital
Canada
September 13, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Toronto International Film Festival
March 23, 2005 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 23, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Copenhagen International Film Festival
France
May 18, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Cannes Film Festival
March 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 18, 2004 · Digital
Japan
June 25, 2005 · Digital
Netherlands
April 14, 2005 · Theatrical
September 30, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Ukraine
May 19, 2005 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 21, 2005 · Limited theatrical
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