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.
Top 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
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