THE RUNWAY
by Ian Power
synopsis
Inspired by the true story of a South American pilot who crashed his plane in a field near Mallow in Ireland 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.
| original title: | The Runway |
| country: | Ireland, Luxembourg |
| year: | 2010 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Ian Power |
| film run: | 101' |
| screenplay: | Ian Power |
| cast: | Demian Bichir, Kerry Condon, Jamie Kierans, James Cosmo, Pat Laffan, Mark Doherty, Claire Johnston, David Pearse, Nilton Martins |
| cinematography by: | P.J. Dillon |
| film editing: | Amine Jaber |
| art director: | Ray Ball |
| costumes designer: | Uli Simon |
| producer: | Macdara Kelleher, Brendan McDonald, Bernard Michaux |
| production: | Fastnet Films, Lucil Film |
| backing: | Filmfund Luxembourg |
