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- Believe it or not, The Terminal is in fact based on a true story. It may sound hard to believe, but the film is indeed about Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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Nov 12, 2022 · Merhan Karimi Nasseri lived for 18 years in Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport and inspired the Steven Spielberg film The Terminal. He died Saturday in the airport, officials said.
Mehran Karimi Nasseri (Persian: مهران کریمی ناصری, pronounced [mehˈrɒn kæriˈmi nɒseˈri]; 1945 – 12 November 2022), also known as Sir, Alfred Mehran, was an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal 1 in Charles de Gaulle Airport from 26 August 1988
Nov 14, 2022 · The Iranian refugee slept on a red bench each and every night near several restaurants in the airport's Terminal 1 and subsisted on the facility's numerous amenities. He had no address, no job, no vehicle, and no immediate family to visit with on a regular basis.
Dec 5, 2023 · The Terminal was inspired by the true story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian refugee who lived in an airport terminal for 18 years. The movie, while based on Nasseri's story, fictionalizes many aspects and changes the setting to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.
Nov 13, 2022 · Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian refugee who lived for 18 years in Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and whose intriguing tale inspired the 2004 Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal,” died...
Jun 30, 2021 · It may sound hard to believe, but the film is indeed about Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport. He camped out...
Dec 23, 2018 · Merhan Karimi Nasseri, who had been living in Charles De Gaulle Airport again in recent weeks, died of a heart attack at the 2F Terminal on Saturday 12 November.