Frankie/The Stranger from Dear Frankie
Gerard Butler, Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone
I might be a sucker for men who care about children and animals, and that probably explains (partly) this entry. Dear Frankie is a quiet Scottish film about a man (Butler) posing as a deaf boy's (McElhone) father. Frankie's mom (Mortimer) has carried on a good lie that Frankie's father is out to sea - in reality, the man in question was a drunkard and an abusive father whose violent tendencies are really responsible for Frankie's deafness. The Stranger - a friend of a friend - comes in for a small fee and takes the boy out for a day. There's something very understated and complex about Frankie and the Stranger.
Gerard Butler, Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone
I might be a sucker for men who care about children and animals, and that probably explains (partly) this entry. Dear Frankie is a quiet Scottish film about a man (Butler) posing as a deaf boy's (McElhone) father. Frankie's mom (Mortimer) has carried on a good lie that Frankie's father is out to sea - in reality, the man in question was a drunkard and an abusive father whose violent tendencies are really responsible for Frankie's deafness. The Stranger - a friend of a friend - comes in for a small fee and takes the boy out for a day. There's something very understated and complex about Frankie and the Stranger.
