Dear Frankie
2004 · 105 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 22,736 VOTES · DIR. Shona Auerbach
Overview
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...
Dialogue Timeline — 967 lines
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00:01:52 Dear Da, did you know something?
00:04:55 Aye, no bother.
00:08:29 Did you do the toilet?
00:13:16 They don't build them like that any more.
00:15:50 Ah...
00:20:15 now that you've had to change course and sail back north.
00:23:43 - Where are you going? - For cigarettes.
00:27:27 I'm here, Frankie.
00:36:03 Mr Fraser said I could get into the reserves if I want.
00:39:34 Frankie's deaf, but he's a champion lip-reader.
00:42:35 # I'd been longing for
00:46:13 Mother, do something useful and put the kettle on.
00:49:49 Come on, now, boys, that's good.
00:54:28 # Delicate
00:59:05 Mother, take Frankie inside now.
01:03:30 Ma...
01:06:11 That's it, Janet. Take it or leave it.
01:11:57 Aye, Frankie must be delighted.
01:14:21 # When I was a young man
01:17:44 So, why don't you want to hear them?
01:23:33 Remember, Frankie.
01:29:45 He's got a different father now, a real father.
01:34:15 I know it's a terrible thing to say, but Davey's finally done you a favour.
02:06:04 - Take a seat.