Dave Smith wrote:

> Andy wrote:
> > John Kane said...
> >
> > > Airlines can be fined for transporting people with inadequate
> > > documentation or whom are not eligible to enter the destination
> > > country.
> > >
> > > Plus some of the arrivals are legitimate refugees who may have
> > > had no valid documentation anyway.
> >
> >
> > There was a comedy/romance/tragedy movie about a man who arrived by
> > plane into NY but between the time he left and arrived, his
> > country's government was overtaken in a coup or something and he
> > wasn't allowed entry. He couldn't fly back home due to no
> > diplomatic relations. Instead he lived, slept and worked at the
> > airport for months. It was a "C" movie with a happy ending.
> >
> > The actor was Tony Shalhoub, iirc, the man who plays Monk, the
> > germophopic detective.
>
>
> Either you don't recall or there was another movie along the same
> lines. "The Terminal" starred Tom Hanks.

Loosely (probably) based on the true story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri,
trapped in the Paris airport.




Brian

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