Viktor finds a gate currently under renovation, and makes it his home. Viktor settles in at the terminal with only his luggage and a Planters peanut can. He becomes a refugee and is forced to live at the airport.įrank Dixon, the Acting Field Commissioner of the airport, instructs Viktor to stay in the transit lounge until the issue is resolved. Customs and Border Protection seizes his passport and return ticket pending resolution of the issue. The United States does not recognize Krakozhia's new government, and Viktor is not permitted to either enter the United States or return home as his passport is no longer considered valid. Kennedy International Airport and learns that a coup d'état has occurred back home. Viktor Navorski, a traveler from the fictional country of Krakozhia, arrives at New York's John F. The film was released in North America on June 18, 2004, to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, earning $219 million worldwide. Due to a lack of suitable airports willing to provide their facilities for the production, an entire working set was built inside a large hangar at the LA/Palmdale Regional Airport, with most of the film's exterior shots taken from the Montréal–Mirabel International Airport. After finishing his previous film, Catch Me If You Can, Spielberg decided to direct The Terminal because he wanted to next make a film "that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world". Mehran Karimi Nasseri lived in the transit area of Terminal 1 at Paris-Charles de Gaulle until 2006, after France denied him entry. However, he was sent back to Paris because he lost his refugee passport. In 1988 Mehran Karimi Nasseri flew from Brussels to London via Paris. The film is partially inspired by the true story of the 18-year stay of Mehran Karimi Nasseri in Terminal 1 of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, from 1988 to 2006. Kennedy Airport terminal when he is denied entry to the United States and at the same time is unable to return to his native country because of a military coup. The film is about an Eastern European man who is stuck in New York's John F. The Terminal is a 2004 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Stanley Tucci.
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