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Title	Dear Frankie
Year	2004
Time	105 mins
Genre	Drama
Director	Shona Auerbach; Shoner Auerbach
Edition	Special Edition
Format	DVD
Actor	Emily Mortimer as Lizzie; Sharon Small as Marie; Gerard Butler as The Stranger; Jack McElhone as Frankie; Katy Murphy as Miss MacKenzie; Mary Riggans as Nell; Sophie Main as Serious Girl; Sean Brown as Ricky Monroe; Jayd Johnson as Catriona; Anna Hepburn as Headmistress; Rony Bridges as Post Office Clerk; Gary Collins as Waiter; Elaine M. Ellis as Librarian; John Kazek as Ally; Carolyn Calder as Barmaid
Rating	PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
Cinematography	Shona Auerbach
Language	English
Plot	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...
Producer	Stephen Evans; Caroline Wood
Writer	Andrea Gibb
Subtitles	Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)