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: | Demián Bichir, Kerry Condon, Jamie Kierans, James Cosmo, Pat Laffan, Mark Doherty, Claire Johnston, David Pearse, Nilton Martins |
cinematography by: | PJ 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 |