The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Ian PowerDirector
- Ian PowerWriter
- Gast WaltzingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Demián BichirErnesto Cordoba
- Kerry CondonGrace Thomas
- James CosmoShutherland
- Jamie KieransPaco Thomas
- Donncha CrowleyTommy Carmody
- Bruno BichirFrancisco de Caldus
- Pat LaffanManus
- David PearseFrog's Da
- Stephen MoranDarren
- Martin LuceyNed
- John Carpenter Jr.Cast
- Mark DohertyCast
Stills
Themes
travelsingle motherirelandspanishdramaextranjero