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In 1988, Mehran Karimi Nasseri unexpectedly becomes a prisoner. But this is a unique brand of entrapment. Nasseri is a prisoner that is stuck in a bizarre legal limbo filled with lies, lost paperwork, and a whole lot of McDonald's.




LAST BOARDING CALL! We're about ready for takeoff and this week we're learning all about the man who inspired the movie 'The Terminal.'


All pictures from today's episode can be found here!




Sources:


"The Terminal Man" by Sir Alfred Mehran and Andrew Donkin


"The Terminal Man lived in a..." by Andrew Donkin - The Guardian


"Stranger than Fiction..." by Lisa Jewell - Medium


"Mehran Karimi Nasseri" - Wikipedia


"The Man who Inspired 'The Terminal'..." - NPR


"The Terminal True Story..." by Shaurya Thapa & Tom Russell - Screen Rant