And that's exactly what happened on Aug. 21, 2015. Aboard a high-speed train to Paris, three lifelong buddies vacationing in Europe went from being self-proclaimed regular guys ("There's nothing special about us") to globally honored heroes. When the critical moment to stop another attack came, they responded courageously. Mehran Karimi Nasseri (Persian: مهران کریمی ناصری, pronounced [mehˈrɒn kæriˈmi nɒseˈri]; 1945 - 12 November 2022), also known as Sir, Alfred Mehran, was an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal 1 in Charles de Gaulle Airport from 26 August 1988 until July 2006, when he was hospitalized. His autobiography was published as a book, The Terminal Man Richard Brody reviews Clint Eastwood's movie "The 15:17 to Paris," about three Americans who foil a terrorist attack on a train. The 15:17 to Paris is a 2018 biographical drama directed by Clint Eastwood and based on the true story of the attempted terrorist attack in 2015 of a Thalys train in France that was thwarted by several passengers, including several Americans. The cast includes Jenna Fischer and Judy Greer as well as the three actual American passengers who participated in thwarting the attack, who portray What was supposed to be a relaxing train ride from Amsterdam to Paris for three childhood friends from Sacramento on Aug. 21, 2015 turned out the opposite. titled The 15:17 to Paris. The 15:17 to Paris is a 2018 American biographical drama film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Dorothy Blyskal, based on the 2016 autobiography The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes by Jeffrey E. Stern, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, and Alek … Tanya Gold October 10, 2022. The new film Mrs Harris Goes to Paris is based on a 1958 novel by the American writer Paul Gallico: no British novelist could romanticise the class system quite so The 15:17 to Paris is an amazing true story of friendship and bravery, of near tragedy averted by three young men who found the heroic unity and strength inside themselves at the moment when they, and 500 other innocent travelers, needed it most. Read more. Previous page. Print length. 256 pages. Language. English. The 15:17 to Paris is a 2018 American biographical drama film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Dorothy Blyskal, based on the 2016 autobiography The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes by Jeffrey E. Stern, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, and Alek Skarlatos. The 15:17 to Paris: Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Ray Corasani, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone. Three courageous young Americans prevent a terrorist attack on a train bound for Paris. IBev3.