Did you see the movie Terminal starring Tom Hanks?

[daniel49]

They are stuck in a russian terminal and being threatened with deportation back to Iran.
Petition available at link.

http://pajamasmedia.com/2006/11/iranian_dissident_trapped_in_m.php

 

[Tarrant64]

Yup. Good movie. Sad story.

 

[conjur]

Life imitating art imitating life (as wasn't The Terminal based loosely upon a true story?)

 

[Banzai042]

Originally posted by: conjur
Life imitating art imitating life (as wasn't The Terminal based loosely upon a true story?)

I forget the guy's name, but it was based on the story of some guy who got stuck in Charles deGaulle (sp?) airport in paris

 

[daniel49]

Originally posted by: conjur
Life imitating art imitating life (as wasn't The Terminal based loosely upon a true story?)

I believe that is correct + or - the Hollywood effect.

 

[Orignal Earl]

In the Hollywood version of this story, it would be a Jewish family stuck in an Iranian airport. Arnold (a retired Marine helping out in Iraq) and Matt Damon (the National Guardsman who just wanted to stay home) end up rescuing the family