Iranian refugee portrayed in the film 'The Terminal' dies at Paris airport; Watch the video

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Mehran Karimi Naseri, an Iranian political refugee who lived for more than 18 years at Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport and inspired Steven Spielberg for his film "The Terminal", passed away this Saturday (12). He died of natural causes shortly before noon on Saturday in terminal 2F at the airport.

After spending much of the money he received from the film, he returned to the airport a few weeks ago, airport officials said. Naseri had thousands of euros with him. He was known as “Sir Alfred”. Watch the video 👇🏻🎦

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In 2004, Tom Hanks played his role in “The Terminal”

Born in 1945, in Masjed Soleiman, in the Iranian province of Khuzestan, he chose to live in Roissy, north of Paris, in November 1988, after a long trip in search of his mother that took him to London, Berlin and Amsterdam. In all destinations, he was expelled by the authorities for lack of documentation.

In 1999, he obtained refugee status in France and a residence permit.

He became an emblematic figure in Roissy, the subject of countless reports on French and foreign television and radio, before his cinematic consecration.

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In 2004, Tom Hanks played its role in "The terminal", film directed by Steve Spielberg.

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