Parasite
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Film / 2010
The Runway
Directed by
Ian Power
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.
The story
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.
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.
Mark Doherty
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John Kavanagh
Aidan O'Hare
Jean-François Wolff
John Molloy
Caroline Power
Paul Roe
John D. Desmond
Julie Sharkey
Claire Johnston
Erik Abbott
Karl Pierce
Frankie McCafferty
Shane O'Neill
Mark Kilbride
Shane Casey
John Crean
Grattan Smith
Conor McEvoy
Kim Chung Tsang
Nilton Martins
Gav Guilfoyle
Will Higgins
Jose Jimenez
Massimo Brancatelli
Kim Hermans
Ger O'Leary
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