Dear Frankie

Dear Frankie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShona Auerbach
Written byAndrea Gibb
Produced byCaroline Wood
Starring
CinematographyShona Auerbach
Edited byOral Norrie Ottey
Music byAlex Heffes
Production
company
Distributed byPathé Distribution
Release dates
  • 4 May 2004 (2004-05-04) (Tribeca Film Festival)
  • 21 January 2005 (2005-01-21) (UK)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryScotland
Languages
Box office$2,980,136

Dear Frankie is a 2004 British drama film directed by Shona Auerbach and starring Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler, Jack McElhone, and Sharon Small. The screenplay by Andrea Gibb focuses on a young single mother whose love for her son prompts her to perpetuate a deception designed to protect him from the truth about his father.

The film was critically acclaimed and won numerous awards, including two BAFTA Scotland Awards.