The Runway

The Runway

Released on
Drama, Comedy
Runtime
101 mins
(8 votes)

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.

Cast

  • Demián Bichir
  • Kerry Condon
  • James Cosmo
  • Jamie Kierans
  • Donncha Crowley
  • Bruno Bichir
  • Pat Laffan
  • David Pearse
  • Stephen Moran

Director

  • Ian Power

Producers

  • Brendan McDonald
  • Macdara Kelleher
  • Ian Power

Screenwriter

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