It is also said to be based on a true story, that of a low level French diplomat.

也有人说是基于一个真实的故事，是低水平的，法国外交官。

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Argo is one of those stories that basically needs to be based on a true story to be believable.

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"Argo" claims to be based on a true story rather than to constitute a scrupulous retelling of exactly what took place, and its deviations from reality have been documented.

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The Ryan Bailey story could be framed as a tax story and it would be, as they say in those movies, based on a true story.

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