Mehran Karimi Nasseri

Birth : 1945-01-01, Masjed Soleiman, Iran

History

Mehran Karimi Nasseri (Persian: مهران کریمی ناصری , also known as Sir Alfred Mehran, was an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal 1 in Charles de Gaulle Airport from 26 August 1988 until July 2006, when he was hospitalized. His autobiography was published as a book, The Terminal Man, in 2004. Nasseri's story inspired the 1993 film Lost in Transit and the 2004 film The Terminal.

Movies

Here to Where
Here to Where
Self
A mock documentary about an American filmmaker who wants to produce a film about the real-life story of Merhan "Alfred" Nasseri, a refugee from Iran who, through a series of bureaucratic snafus and the theft of his identification papers, has been stranded in Charles de Gaulle airport since 1988. Nasseri is reluctant to take part, but the pushy director will stop at nothing to see his vision come to life.
Waiting for Godot at De Gaulle
Waiting for Godot at De Gaulle
Self
Alexis Kouros' documentary on Mehran Karimi Nasseri
Sir Alfred of Charles de Gaulle Airport
Sir Alfred of Charles de Gaulle Airport
Self
Mehran Karemi Nasseri, who now goes by the name "Sir Alfred", has been living in the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France. For the past twelve years he has been waiting for the document that would allow him to leave. Unlike the story that has been told in the world press of a man trapped in the underground terminals of an airport, dubbed the, "strangest case in immigration history", this documentary examines the life of a man whose only aspiration is to be somebody else.