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May 04, 2004; Hollywood, CA, USA; TOM HANKS stars as Viktor Navorski, a man who is left stranded at JFK airport in New York when a coup erupts in his homeland, in the romantic drama/comedy 'The Terminal' directed by Steven Spielberg. The movie is said to be inspired by the true story of Karim Nasser Miran, an Iranian refugee who has been living at Roissy Airport outside Paris since 1988.