The Blackwater Lightship

A man in the final stages of AIDS is cared for by his sister and mother and grandmother.

Cast

Dianne Wiest

as Lily

Gina McKee

as Helen

Keith McErlean

as Declan

Sam Robards

as Paul

Brían F. O'Byrne

as Larry

Angela Lansbury

as Dora

Marijka Bardin

as Young Helen

Kevin O'Dwyer

as Young Declan

Frank McCusker

as Harry

Laura Hughes

as Anne

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