Hamid Rahmanian and Melissa Hibbard , New Yorker film producers , made a documentary called Sir Alfred of Charles De Gaulle Airport in 2001 , in reference to Mehran Karimi Nasseri .
Hamid Rahmanian and Melissa Hibbard , New York based film producers , made a documentary called Sir Alfred of Charles De Gaulle Airport in 2001.  Nasseri was reportedly the inspiration behind the 2004 movie The Terminal ; however , neither publicity materials , nor the DVD `` special features '' nor the film 's website mentions Nasseri 's plight as an inspiration for the film .
Mehran Karimi Nasseri