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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.
Theatrical
Dec 2, 2011
Budget
$4
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Producers
Music
Studio
Fastnet Films, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Film i Väst, Lucil Film, Film Fund Luxembourg, Poderosa Pictures
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Cast
Full credits →D
Demián Bichir
Ernesto Cordoba
Kerry Condon
Grace Thomas
J
James Cosmo
Shutherland
J
Jamie Kierans
Paco Thomas
D
Donncha Crowley
Tommy Carmody
B
Bruno Bichir
Francisco de Caldus
P
Pat Laffan
Manus
D
David Pearse
Frog's Da
M
Martin Lucey
Ned
M
Mark Doherty
J
John Kavanagh
A
Aidan O'Hare
J
Jean-François Wolff
D
David Pearse
J
John Molloy
P
Paul Roe
M
Martin Lucey
C
Claire Johnston
F
Frankie McCafferty
S
Shane O'Neill
