![]() ![]() ![]() The lonely foreigner who speaks almost no English seeks out a book written in his language and pairs it with the English version, both readily available at the airport stores. But with Viktor as his own fairy godmother, and perhaps the airport staff who befriend him the mice transformed into dancing steeds. It is a pure delight, and in a sense, a kind of Cinderella story. –Danny Miltonīut The Terminal is certainly not a documentary or even a semi documentary. The Terminal is loosely based on the true story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri (aka Sir Alfred Mehran), an Iranian refugee who spent 18 years living inside Terminal One at Charles de Gaulle Airport in France after his passport was revoked. But what good is love if Viktor can't leave the terminal? Until someone can figure out what to do with him, Viktor simply goes on living – and courts romance with a beautiful flight attendant. She may have feelings for him too. Now, because he holds a passport nobody recognizes, he’s stranded at JFK Airport. Viktor Navoski is a man without a country his plane’s in flight while a coup d’état explodes in his homeland. You are at this time simply - unacceptable.” Frank Dixon, Customs Official to Viktor Navoski You don't qualify for any of these things. You don't qualify for asylum, refugee status, temporary protective status, humanitarian parole, or non-immigration work travel or diplomatic visas. We have all been there, and probably more of us recently, but in this 2004 film Tom Hanks is stranded on steroids. But in this case Hanks is neither a pilot nor a ship captain he just a stranded traveler waiting at an airport. Even if they are “in charge” or “heroes” like Sully or Captain Phillips, they are always human and vulnerable. Is there any better everyman than Tom Hanks? He always makes us care about his characters. We all wait…I wait for you.” Viktor to Amelia
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