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  1. The Blackwater Lightship is a 1999 novel written by Irish novelist Colm Tóibín. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Tóibín conceived the book while traveling in Spain and, as he did not have access to a typewriter, bought a pen and notebook, which prompted his return to writing in longhand.

  2. Feb 4, 2004 · A TV movie about a gay man with AIDS who returns to his Irish family and confronts his past. Starring Dianne Wiest, Angela Lansbury, and Keith McErlean, directed by John Erman.

  3. 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.

  4. Aug 13, 1999 · Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, The Blackwater Lightship is a deeply resonant story about three generations of an estranged family reuniting to mourn an untimely death. In spare, luminous prose, Colm Tóibín explores the nature of love and the complex emotions inside a family at war with itself.

  5. A man with AIDS returns to his Irish coastal home and reunites with his estranged family. The film explores their conflicts, memories, and reconciliations as they face his impending death.

  6. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, The Blackwater Lightship is a deeply resonant story about three generations of an estranged family reuniting to mourn an untimely death. In spare, luminous prose, Colm Tóibín explores the nature of love and the complex emotions inside a family at war with itself.

  7. 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.