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"Dear Frankie" is one of the best movies I've ever seen. In the beginning of the movie, you have no idea what is going on and gradually, the story unfolds. "Dear Frankie" is about a deaf boy who does not know about his father at all. All he knows is that he was a sailor and he has been sailing on the sea with his ship, ACCRA. Every day "Frankie" writes a letter to his dad. However, the letters never get to his dad. Instead, his mother picks the letters up from the post office and replies him back. One day, Frankie bets if his father comes to visit him, he will give all his stamp collection to one of his classmates.  This puts his mother into trouble because there is no father and all these years, she was hiding this secret from Frankie.Therefore, his mother pays a guy to be Frankie's dad for few days.

I loved the movie. It is very thought-provoking and sentimental. When someone is deaf, people think he lacks something,however, this is not true. Frankie is so intelligent and learns everything so quickly. That is why he got the first rank at reading competition in school.

The movie also shows how parents think about their kids. They usually think kids can't understand serious matters in life. However, this is not true. They can understand and feel everything very well.

Jack Mcelhone plays as Frankie and Emily Mortimer plays the role of his mother. If you are looking for watching a good movie, I recommend it.