The Runway

The Runway

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  • Genre(s): Drama, Comedy
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Ian Power
  • Cast(s): Demián Bichir, Kerry Condon, James Cosmo, Jamie Kierans, Donncha Crowley See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 41min
  • Music: Gast Waltzing
  • Award(s): Feature Film 2010 (Won)
    IFTA 2011 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Outcome, Jay Kelly
  • 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.
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STORY

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.

AWARDS

Won
Feature Film Award

Best Irish Feature Film | 2010 | Macdara

Best Buster Award

Nordisk Film Foundations Best Film for Children | 2011 | Ian

Lucas Award

Best Film | 2011 | Ian

IFTA Award

Best Production Design | 2011 | Ray

Best Cinematography | 2011 | P.J.

Nominations
IFTA Award

Best Film | 2011 | Ian

Best Film Director | 2011 | Ian

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Film | 2011 | Kerry

DFCC Award

Best Irish Film | 2011

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

The film is based on a true story.

Demián Bichir's entire dialogue is in Spanish and not dubbed into English. It is subtitled for the audience. For the Irish villagers in the film who don't speak Spanish it is translated by Paco.

Demián Bichir and Bruno Bichir are brothers. This is one of many films in which they appear together.

Popular Dialogues

"Tommy Carmody: Look, eh, you're a traveler, right? Frog's Da: I am indeed. Tommy Carmody: Do you never think of... traveling? Frog's Da: No."

"Tommy Carmody: This, ladies and gentlemen, is the pilot of the vehicle. To be perfectly honest, we are not certain of his name yet. We're also not certain precisely *what* he is we think he's a form of Colombian, or possibly Mexican."