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 Ernesto and convinces the town to fix his plane. But then to reunite Paco with his friend whose family are travelers and whose business is laying tarmac, Er... (Full plot summary below)
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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 Ernesto and convinces the town to fix his plane. But then to reunite Paco with his friend whose family are travelers and whose business is laying tarmac, Ernesto convinced the town to build a runway to get him home.
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| SSG SyndicateSusan GrangerAdventurous and engaging, particularly for those who love Irish cinema |
| Arizona RepublicKerry LengelThe eccentric characters and wacky story line are merely camouflage for a movie with a heart that's pure Hollywood. |
| Hot PressRoe McDermottIt's the feel-good stuff that directors dream of, and Ian Power's directorial debut has a broad, gentle appeal that will please all. |
| User ReviewLinda ALovely story of humanity helping each other. |
| User ReviewKathy LRefreshing and adorable story of different cultures, communucation and life in a small village in Ireland. Loved it! |
| User ReviewAlyson Sexcellent film really enjoyed the character of frogs oh wait thats me :) |
| User ReviewMike CA wonderful little Irish film. Not to be missed. Well acted and a witty script. Not a single digitally enhanced scene and no shot is fired. Amazing. |
| User ReviewBruno CAn Irish adventure that feels as optimistic as most of us remember the early 80s. |
| User ReviewNora AA lovely tale based on a "Kind of true Story". I really get to enjoy Irish movies. This ablitiy to laugh about themselves is refreshing... |
| User ReviewJesse OThis is a good, if rather unimpressive, film. It certainly has a lot of heart and an absolutely gorgeous and quaint Irish village. I don't really have much to say about this film, it's got a damn good cast and some funny moments, it's never hilarious but it has some good jokes. Cliched jokes, the language barrier, cultural differences, etc, but some funny jokes nonetheless. It isn't consistently funny either, but I can't complain. The story is well-told and sees Paco connecting with and befriending Ernesto, whose plane crashes in his village, because of his father's absence. Paco also gets the entire village, by making up stuff about Ernesto in order to make him look heroic, to help fix Ernesto's plane in order to get him back home. It's good but, again, not particularly impressive. You've seen this type of story before and you will see it again, and probably done much better than this. I liked the movie, but I never felt like Paco and Ernesto truly made a connection, I find that this film is lacking emotional depth. I still think the film is charming, thanks to its setting, and its quirky characters but it didn't really always click with me. Perfectly solid movie though, just one that should've been better all things considered. A good movie that you'll forget about in a week's time. |
