The Runway

6.0 (11 votes)• 2010• 101m•Released

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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.

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Languages: English, Spanish

Director: Ian Power

Starring Cast: Demián Bichir, Kerry Condon, James Cosmo, Jamie Kierans, Donncha Crowley, Bruno Bichir

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