He Lived Rent-Free in an Airport for 18 Years. Then Hollywood Paid Him.

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This is the true story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri — "Sir Alfred" — the Iranian man who lived inside Terminal 1 of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport from 1988 to 2006. No rent. No bills. No passport. And no way, under French law, for anyone to make him leave. August 1988. A man with…