Dear Frankie (2004)

In the charming coastal landscape of Scotland, a world of imagination and reality intersect in the life of nine-year-old Frankie. He and his fiercely protective single mother, Lizzie, have been perpetual wanderers, their journey recently bringing them to a quaint seaside town. Frankie, a remarkably bright boy despite his deafness, has lived most of his life believing that his absent father is a sailor aboard the HMS Accra, a tale intricately woven by Lizzie to shield him from the harsh truth of their familial circumstance. Lizzie's artistry as a storyteller paints a vivid picture of a father traversing through exotic lands and thrilling adventures, all penned in the letters she writes to Frankie under the guise of his seafaring father. These letters become Frankie's world map, his young mind tracking the ship's voyage, charting a course of dreams on the vast canvas of his imagination. However, when Frankie's curiosity reveals that the real HMS Accra is set to dock in their town, Lizzie finds herself caught in the web of her own tales. Faced with the prospect of her son discovering their elaborate ruse, she is left with two heart-wrenching choices - to shatter his innocent belief with the truth about his father, or to maintain the fantasy by hiring a perfect stranger to impersonate Frankie's father for a day. "Dear Frankie" is a poignant tale of a mother's love, a boy's faith, and the lengths to which one will go to protect the innocence of a child. This beautifully crafted narrative promises to take you on a riveting journey where reality and make-believe collide, leaving you to ponder - what price can be put on the preservation of a child's innocence?

Dear Frankie is a drama movie featuring Rony Bridges.

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