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The Blackwater Lightship (2004)

The Blackwater Lightship poster
Directed by
John Erman
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns to her family home in coastal Ireland to care for her dying son. The story focuses on her strained relationship with her mother and sister as they come together to support him.

melancholicslow-burnintimatecontemplativebittersweetfamily-centeredquietly emotional

What happens

The Blackwater Lightship is a 2004 Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television drama film adaptation of the novel The Blackwater Lightship by acclaimed Irish author Colm Tóibín. It aired on CBS on February 4, 2004. The movie stars Angela Lansbury, Gina McKee, Sean Campion, Dianne Wiest, and Keith McErlean. Lansbury received an Emmy nomination for it in 2004. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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