One of the most controversial Steven Spielberg films based on a true story

Steven Spielberg is considered one of the best directors of all time. The list of his universally acclaimed films is long. It’s almost surprising when critics completely disagree about one of his works. This applies, for example, to the cinema hit Terminal, which is well worth seeing and tells the incredible story of an airport resident based on true events. It can still be seen on Netflix until January 14, 2024.Just briefly on Netflix: Steven Spielberg’s Terminal has a true role model

Terminal is about the Eastern European traveler Viktor (Tom Hanks), who suddenly finds himself stuck at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport: During his trip, a coup overthrew the government of his home country and his passport is no longer recognized. He cannot return home or enter the United States and remains in the airport waiting area.

Check out the trailer for Terminal here:

Spielberg’s tragicomedy is based on the real case of the Iranian refugee Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who lived in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport for 18 years, as the New York Times reports. According to a second New York Times report, Spielberg purchased the rights to Nasseri’s life story to use in the film.

According to The Numbers, Terminal was a success at the box office, but is controversial among critics. While Roger Ebert described the film as “sweet and tender comedy“He celebrates, according to the New Yorker”no reason to exist“and tell one”lousy” Love story. The film is apparently just as caught between two chairs as Tom Hanks’ Viktor.

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