An Iranian man whose 18 years at a French airport inspired Steven Spielberg s movie The Terminal, died on Saturday, according to media reports, says Anadolu Agency. (Mehran Karimi) Nasseri was.
French officials say an Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport and loosely inspired Steven Spielberg's “The Terminal” has died.
i have appealed to two, three, four governments, and some have been successfully granted, and some refused, but in this situation, i am a unique immigration case. all of his possessions were stored in boxes and bags on an airport cart, and he would wash and shave in airport bathrooms. mr navorski, follow me. his story grabbed the attention of the famed director stephen spielberg and inspired the 2004 film the terminal. there is a man walking around the terminal in a bath robe. tom hanks played the role of viktor navorski who was based on mehran karimi nasseri, and found himself stranded atjfk. despite being granted refugee status and the right to remain in france in 1999, mehran stayed at the