Dear Frankie
Directed by: Shona Auerbach
Starring: Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler
Rated: PG-13 for language
Rated: PG-13 for language
Set in in the drab, earthy beauty of Scotland, the film Dear Frankie is a truly wonderful and heartwarming film that reminds us of the importance of family. The movie follows Frankie, a deaf Scottish child whose communicates with his "father", who is an international sailor, is through the letter he sends to his ship. Unbeknownst to him, it is actually Frankie's mother who is reading his letters and writing him back, protecting him from truth that his father is not involved with his life. However, when the ship that the father is supposedly sailing on returns to Scotland, Frankie's mother must either hire a man to play the role of Frankie's dad or give up her secret about Frankie's past. Through the rich Scottish culture and setting, this movie goes far beyond the typical norms of a family drama, showing us the hardships of being a single parent but, more importantly, the impact a man of integrity can have in a family's life.
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