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Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day...
Theatrical
Apr 15, 2005
Box Office
$1.7M
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 5, 2005
Director
Shona Auerbach
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
Inside Track, Pathé Pictures International, UK Film Council, Scottish Screen, Scorpio Films, Sigma Films
Cast
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Gerard Butler
The Stranger
E
Emily Mortimer
Lizzie
J
Jack McElhone
Frankie
S
Sharon Small
Marie
K
Katy Murphy
Miss MacKenzie
M
Mary Riggans
Nell
C
Cal MacAninch
Davey
J
John Kazek
Ally
A
Anne Marie Timoney
Janet
A
Andrea Gibb
Waitress
E
Elaine MacKenzie Ellis
Librarian
R
Rony Bridges
Post Office Clerk
