The Runway (2010)

6.0/10 101 min Drama Comedy

Overview

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

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

Mark Doherty

John Kavanagh

Aidan O'Hare

Jean-François Wolff

David Pearse

Paul Roe

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