The prototype of the main character from Spielberg's film "Terminal", died at the Paris airport after living there for 18 years (4 photos)

Iranian refugee Meran Karimi Naseri who inspired Steven Spielberg to create the film "Terminal" about the stuck at the airport passenger, died yesterday at Charles de Gaulle airport. The man lived in terminal for almost 18 years - from August 26, 1988 to July 2006.





The death of Mehran Karimi Nasseri was reported by the French media. A source in the air harbor administration confirmed to reporters that this happened on Saturday 12 November 2022. Yes, he died today noon in terminal 2F of the airport,” said an airport official.

Meran Karimi Naseri was born in Iran in the 1940s. His endless journey began in 1974 when he went to searching for his biological mother. This is reported by the TG channel Sputniklive.

From 1977 to 1981, Naseri sought political asylum in six countries until finally he was granted refugee status in Belgium.

From August 26, 1988, he lived in Terminal 1 of Charles de Gaulle Airport, working odd jobs.



The movie "Terminal" was released in 2004. Leading role in Steven Spielberg's film was played by Tom Hanks. The basis of the tape is just lay down a real story that happened in 1988 with an Iranian refugee Mehran Karimi Nasseri. His papers were stolen and he was stuck in Paris airport, where he lived until 2006.





However, Karimi Nasseri, unlike the character of the cult paintings, was not limited to the walls of the airport: he had refugee status and a residence permit in France and could safely leave the building.

“He was never locked in the boarding area for flights, contrary to the impression a film could make. He was always in public area from the side of the city and could go wherever he wanted. Its never did not leave to the mercy of fate, he was taken care of by representatives of the services airport,” a source at the airport told French journalists. Charles de Gaulle.



According to him, the Iranian had no problems with money thanks to the fee he received after the release of "Terminal". At the same time, by According to the interlocutor of TASS, the inhabitant of the Paris airport was mentally unwell: he believed that he allegedly still had problems with documents, so he again returned to his familiar environment a habitat.