Mehran Karimi Nasseri

2022 - 11 - 13

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Iranian who inspired The Terminal film dies at Paris airport (Aljazeera.com)

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, 76, lived in Charles de Gaulle Airport for 18 years and died of a heart attack in Terminal 2F.

He reportedly refused to sign them and ended up staying there several more years until he was hospitalised in 2006, and later lived in a Paris shelter. Navorski is dumped into the airport’s international lounge and told he must stay there until his status is sorted out, which drags on as unrest in Krakozhia continues. Those who befriended him in the airport said the years of living in the windowless space took a toll on his mental state. He applied for political asylum in several countries in Europe, including the UK, but was rejected. He slept on a red plastic bench surrounded by boxes of newspapers and magazines and showered in staff facilities. He left Iran to study in England in 1974.

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Mehran Karimi Nasseri who lived in a Paris airport was a mini ... (Daily Mail)

Mehran Karimi Nasseri (pictured) became known worldwide after his real-life story inspired the Hollywood film directed by Steven Spielberg.

Mr Nasseri was born in Soleiman, a part of Iran then under British jurisdiction, to an Iranian father and a British mother. Mr Nasseri is pictured sitting among his belongings in the airport terminal. Mr Nasseri, who is thought to have been born in 1945, applied for political asylum in several countries in Europe. Those who befriended him in the airport said the years of living in the windowless space took a toll on his mental state Those who befriended him in the airport said the years of living in the windowless space took a toll on his mental state. He has died from a reported heart attack

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Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Iranian Man Who Inspired 2004 Movie 'The ... (PEOPLE.com)

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the Iranian man who lived in Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport for years and inspired the 2004 Steven Spielberg film The Terminal, ...

In his early days, he would sleep on a red plastic bench, have his clothes cleaned at a concourse dry cleaners, and bathe in the men's restroom of the airport. "The Spielberg film suggests that he was stuck in a transit zone at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Some of his collected items were borrowed from travelers in waiting areas. It is bright, it is airy, it is cool." The Terminal ended up earning $219 million worldwide and won John Williams a BMI Award in 2005 for its score. Nasseri, who was born in 1945 and lived in the airport for 18 years, died of a heart attack in Terminal 2F of the airport, Paris airport authorities told

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Mehran Karimi Nasseri: an unwitting ambassador for modern refugees (The National)

His troubled life and unresolved trauma trapped inside an airport for 18 years caught the attention of Hollywood, European governments and the world.

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Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the Iranian refugee who inspired The ... (Consequence)

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the Iranian man who lived in Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport from 1998 to 2006 and inspired the Steven Spielberg film The Terminal, ...

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Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the Iranian Refugee Who Inspired The ... (Yahoo Entertainment)

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the Iranian man who lived in Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport from 1998 to 2006 and inspired the Steven Spielberg film The Terminal, is ...

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