Dear Frankie
A devoted single mother fabricates letters from her absent husband to shield her deaf son from a painful truth, but when the real ship his father supposedly serves on is set to dock in town, she must choose between preserving the lie or confronting their shattered reality.
Synopsis
Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mother, Lizzie, have been constantly moving since Frankie can remember, with their latest stop being a seaside town in Scotland. To shield her deaf son from the truth that they have fled his father, Lizzie has created a story that he is serving aboard the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a fictional letter from his father, describing adventures in far-off places. As Frankie follows the ship's supposed journey around the world, he learns that it is scheduled to arrive in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra set to dock in just two weeks, Lizzie must decide whether to reveal the truth to Frankie or find a stranger to impersonate his father for a single day.
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Edited by Oral Norrie OtteyShot by Shona AuerbachScored by Alex HeffesDesigned by Jennifer Kernke
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2004 · Box office
Grossed $1.7M worldwide
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