Released:
2010-07-10

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.

Director:
Ian Power

Runtime:
1h 41min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy

• 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