This is a cross between the Glass Wall and
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Dog112 — 10 years ago(November 24, 2015 10:22 AM)
This is a cross between the Glass Wall and the true story of Merhan Nasseri:
Was the movie based on a true story?
It's not so much based on a true story as it is inspired by a true story. The true story was of Merhan Nasseri who lived at Charles DeGaulle Airport from August 1988 to August 2006, when he was taken from the terminal due to an illness. An Iranian political refugee, Nasseri became stuck when his refugee certification documents were stolen from him in France, en route from Belgium to England. Without the papers, he was unable to enter England; Belgium did not permit refugees to return once they had left the country; and France would not allow him to stay because he could not prove his identity. As such, he became stuck at the airport. In 1995, an attorney persuaded Belgium to reissue his identity papers, but the government insisted he present himself in person. Later, they agreed to accept him as a resident, but Nasseri insisted he wanted to live in the UK. In 1999, France granted him residency, but he refused to sign the papers. He had begun to identify himself as "Sir, Alfred", based on a letter the British Government had sent him, even publishing an autobiography under that name. While never acknowledged in The Terminal publicity material or DVD, he was reportedly paid $250,000 by the producers. His story has also been told in the French movie Tombs du ciel (1993).
http://www.imdb.com/board/10362227/faq?ref_=tt_faq_sm
The Glass Wall storyline:
Peter, a WW II 'displaced person' about to be deported jumps ship in New York harbor in an effort to find an ex-G.I named Tom whom he helped during the war and can prove Peter's right to legal entry in the United States. It is a race against time for if he can't Tom within 24 hours and prove his case, he will be branded a fugitive and will be permanently disqualified for U.S. citizenship. His quest leads him to befriending Maggie, a down-on-her-luck factory worker whom he rejuvenates through his good faith; a visit to a jazz club where Shorty Rogers and his band and trombonist Jack Teagarden are playing, and an interlude with a good- hearted burlesque dancer, Tanya Zakoyla, takes him to her mother's home for food and rest. The climax comes at dawn in the United Nations building (the "glass wall" of the title) where he goes to plead his case and that of all displaced persons.
http://www.imdb.com/board/10045824/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
See also:
Mehran Karimi Nasseri
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehran_Karimi_Nasseri
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