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.
Release Date: 2010-07-10
Drama
Comedy
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Casts
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
David Pearse
as Frog's Da
Martin Lucey
as Ned
