The Runway

The Runway

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | July 10, 2010

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.

The Runway

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | July 10, 2010

The Runway
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Fastnet Films
Original title The Runway
Directors Ian Power
Writers

Cast

Demián Bichir

as Ernesto Cordoba

Kerry Condon

as Grace Thomas

James Cosmo

as Shutherland

Jamie Kierans

as Paco Thomas

Donncha Crowley

as Tommy Carmody

Bruno Bichir

as Francisco de Caldus

Pat Laffan

as Manus