Dear Frankie

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The film opens up in voice over with Frankie reading a letter to his father and what appears to be household items being packed up for a move. We then see Frankie Morrison (played by Jack McElhone) carefully packing his most treasured belongings in a cardboard box, taping it shut and labelling it.

Frankie walks out with his box in hand and places it in the back of a white van. The family - Frankie, his mother Lizzie (Emily Mortimer) and his grandmother Nell (Mary Riggans) - are on the move.

The family arrives at their new flat and it is about this time that we learn that Frankie is a deaf mute. Frankie's mother sends him down to what appears to be a restaurant/market to get fish and chips (Grandma mimes for him to get her some cigarettes). Frankie goes down and orders the fish and chips (well, just chips for him) and motions for the cashier to get him some cigarettes. She refuses.

Frankie goes back upstairs, and the mother is furious because he wasn't sold the cigarettes and goes down to confront the cashier, Marie (Sharon Small) who makes a comment (I believe) about Frankie's intelligence to which Lizzie replies, "For a deaf boy?" and Marie replies, "No, for his age." The two become friends.

Directed by Shona Auerbach

Produced by Caroline Wood

Written by Andrea Gibb

Cinematography Shona Auerbach

Edited by Oral Norrie Ottey

Production company Pathé

Distributed by Miramax Films

Release dates 4 May 2004 (Tribeca Film Festival)

21 January 2005 (UK)

4 March 2005 (US)

Running time 105 minutes

Country United Kingdom