A talented young West Lothian actress left members of the crowd in stiches following her brief acceptance speech at the British Indie Film Awards ceremony.
Frankie Corio, from Livingston, was joined on stage go co-star Paul Mescal after their new film Aftersun scooped the Best British Independent Film at the prestigious ceremony.
It was during the speech though that Frankie's sense of humour shone as she made a quip about her name being number one on the call sheet, and Paul's being number two, claiming that she was "star," not "co-star" in the film.
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The comedic response had Paul in stiches, as well as the whole audience, before Irishman could compose himself and reveal that what Frankie had said was true, and that he was exceptionally proud of the 13-year-old for her hard work throughout filming.
Frankie jokes: "I'd just like to start by saying that I was number one on the call sheet, he was number two. So, he was co-star and I was star."
Paul replies: "And on that note we'll leave it there. I'm so proud of this film, so proud to be in Charlotte (Wells') first film and so proud to be up here with Frankie. Thank you so much."
Aftersun was released in the UK in November 2022, and has found itself on the receiving end of plaudits from top critics across the nation. The movie, set in the early 2000's, follows Sophie (Corio) , an 11-year-old Scottish girl, on vacation with her father at a Turkish resort on the eve of his 31st birthday.
The plot, according to IMDB, is as follows: "At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal). As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond her eye Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood.
"Twenty years later, Sophie's tender recollections of their last holiday become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't, in Charlotte Wells' superb and searingly emotional debut film."
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