The Runway

2010 6.1 (10 votes) 1h 41m

Genres

Drama Comedy

Production Companies

Fastnet Films
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Film i Väst
Lucil Film
Film Fund Luxembourg
Poderosa Pictures

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.