Edit: I’m sorry, I didn’t see the terminal window because I’m just now having coffee. The joke is better than my morning confusion. My regret is as full as the security line at the airport.
The real story is much less clear cut and filled with mental health issues.
Guy is in an airport when his country goes through a coup and changes names. So his passport is no longer recognized. Can’t leave thr airport, cant call the embassy for help because everyone there was part of the old government. Stuck in a way no one had ever thought of before.
IRL guy was expelled from Iran and his papers that let him live in Europe were “stolen.”
Edit: I’m sorry, I didn’t see the terminal window because I’m just now having coffee. The joke is better than my morning confusion. My regret is as full as the security line at the airport.
It was based on a true story of statelessness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehran_Karimi_Nasseri
The real story is much less clear cut and filled with mental health issues.
Guy is in an airport when his country goes through a coup and changes names. So his passport is no longer recognized. Can’t leave thr airport, cant call the embassy for help because everyone there was part of the old government. Stuck in a way no one had ever thought of before.
IRL guy was expelled from Iran and his papers that let him live in Europe were “stolen.”