Redoine Faid's Jail Break
Did a burqa hide France's most wanted?
4.4 (11)
39 mins
Explore the notorious criminal career of Rédoine Faïd, a master French escape artist who repeatedly humiliated high-security prison systems. Discover how he used explosives in tissue packets and hijacked helicopters to pull off some of the most daring prison breakouts in history. Learn about the massive three-month nationwide manhunt that finally brought an end to his audacious fugitive run.
Ep 1:
The Boy Who Became a Gangster Movie
Meet Rédoine Faïd: a Parisian suburb kid raised on gangster films who turned Point Break, Reservoir Dogs, and Heat into real-life bank heists—until the bullets became real too.
Ep 2:
The Chameleon's Capture and the Shot That Changed Everything
From a daring hotel escape in Switzerland to a reformed-criminal media darling, Faïd's comeback story collapses the moment a young officer is gunned down in a botched heist.
Ep 3:
Ten Minutes to Freedom by Helicopter
Two years of secret letters, a hijacked vintage helicopter, and ten chaotic minutes of smoke and steel—Faïd pulls off the most audacious prison escape France has ever seen.
Ep 4:
The Myth, the Man, and the Sarcophagus
France's most wanted man hides under a burqa for three months before capture—then faces trial, solitary confinement, and the brutal truth that his cinematic fantasy never showed the ending.
Discussions (5)
Gerald
Level 8 · 1 day agoHe watched Heat so many times he basically got a film degree, robbed armored trucks for his thesis, then found out the credits roll before the 40-year sentence and the strip searches five times a day.
Dylan
Level 8 · 1 day agoCalling him a Robin Hood figure is a stretch. He hurt people.
Deborah
Level 8 · 1 day agoFaïd literally met Michael Mann at a film event and Mann had to awkwardly say 'I don't know how to respond' lmaooo
