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The Runway

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The Runway

6.1

1h 41m

2010

Synopsis

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

DramaComedy

travelsingle motherirelandspanishdramaextranjero

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Cast & Crew

Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir

as Ernesto Cordoba

Kerry Condon

Kerry Condon

as Grace Thomas

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

as Shutherland

Jamie Kierans

Jamie Kierans

as Paco Thomas

Donncha Crowley

Donncha Crowley

as Tommy Carmody

Bruno Bichir

Bruno Bichir

as Francisco de Caldus

Pat Laffan

Pat Laffan

as Manus

David Pearse

David Pearse

as Frog's Da

Stephen Moran

as Darren

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