Mehran Karimi Nasseri

2022 - 11 - 13

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Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Inspiration for "The Terminal," Dies (TheWrap)

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian man whose 18-year residence in Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport loosely inspired the 2004 film “The Terminal,” has died of ...

“The Terminal” was a box office success, grossing $77.8 million domestically and over $219 million worldwide. However, he turned down the opportunity to move and would remain in the airport for another seven years. He eventually ended up in the airport, where he became something of a local celebrity among the staff and travelers. Without a passport, he sought political asylum in various European countries and was approved to settle down in Belgium when the briefcase containing his papers was stolen in Paris. He was 80 years old. Upon his return from studying in England in 1974, he was reportedly jailed for protesting the Shah and kicked out of the country.

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Iranian exile Mehran Karimi Nasseri who inspired Steven ... (Economic Times)

According to Variety, he deliberately chose to reside at the airport after declaring himself stateless and reportedly always had his luggage by his side.

6 mins read 10 mins read He lived in Terminal 1 of Charles de Gaulle Airport.

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Mehran Karimi Nasseri wamaze imyaka 18 aba mu kibuga cy ... (BBC News)

Nyuma yo guhera mu cyeragati kubera ibyangombwa, Mehran Karimi Nasseri yafashe agace gato k'ikibuga cya Roissy Charles de Gaulle agahindura iwe, ...

Nyuma yagiye mu Bufaransa aho yagiye mu gace ka 2F Terminal mu kibuga cy’indege akahahindura iwe. Umugabo wo muri Iran wamaze imyaka 18 aba mu kibuga cy’indege cy’i Paris yapfuye. Umugabo wamaze imyaka 18 aba mu kibuga cy’indege yapfuye

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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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