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The Blackwater Lightship

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A man (Keith McErlean) tells his mother (Dianne Wiest), his grandmother (Angela Lansbury) and his sister that he is in the final stages of AIDS.

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Rex Reed Observer Get ready to be aghast, then amused, then deeply moved to the bottom of your heart. Apr 7, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member not bad for a tv movie... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member A Hallmark Hall of Fame production, this one is about AIDs. Need I say more? Lots of flashbacks, this film is well done and worth your time, which is more than I can say about alot of rubbish out there today. Shot on the banks of Ireland somewhere, I forgot the location but a roadsign early in the film does say where, this is a film about forgiveness, or at least understanding. A mother looses her spouse to cancer and her mother keeps the fact away from a daughter and son to spare them grief. Instead, it promotes life long grief. The daughter is more mother to the brother than the mother is. Lots of bickering and hate in this one. But if you want good acting, good plot and plenty of nice gay men taking care of the brother, watch this, you will not go away mad or disappointed. Two elbows up for Blackwater Lightship. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member I saw this tv movie while I was in the hospital. I liked it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member good story kinda long Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A man (Keith McErlean) tells his mother (Dianne Wiest), his grandmother (Angela Lansbury) and his sister that he is in the final stages of AIDS.
Director
John Erman
Producer
John Erman, Heather Ogilvie
Screenwriter
Shane Connaughton
Production Co
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR