The Runway
2010•PG-13•1h 41m•6.1•Released
DramaComedy
The Runway is inspired by the true story of a South American pilot who landed his plane near Mallow, in 1983. Against all odds, the people of the town came together to build a runway to get him home and briefly caught the imagination of the nation. It is the story of Paco, a young boy without a father who adopts the pilot and convinces the town to build a runway to get him home.
Director
Ian Power
Writer
Ian Power
Budget
$0M
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Fastnet Films
Cast
Demián Bichir
Ernesto Cordoba
Kerry Condon
Grace Thomas
James Cosmo
Shutherland
Jamie Kierans
Paco Thomas
Donncha Crowley
Tommy Carmody
Bruno Bichir
Francisco de Caldus
Pat Laffan
Manus
David Pearse
Frog's Da
Stephen Moran
Darren
Martin Lucey
Ned
John Carpenter Jr.
Mark Doherty
John Kavanagh
Aidan O'Hare
Jean-François Wolff
Production
Company
Fastnet Films
Company
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Company
Film i Väst
Company
Lucil Film
Company
Film Fund Luxembourg
Company
Poderosa Pictures
Producer
Brendan McDonald
Producer
Ian Power
Producer
Macdara Kelleher
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