Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 03/04/2005(USA
Release Date: 07/05/2005
SubTitles: Espanol
Dubbed: French/English
Sound: DD5.1/DDS2.0
Run Time: 105 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Adult Language, Watch With Your Teen
Distributor/Studio: Miramax
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.
~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
