Breakout

This is the story of how safecracker Nuno Pontes masterminded a daring escape from a maximum security prison, told in his own words. Pontes and five inmates outfoxed prison guards for months to successfully construct a tunnel under the prison wall. However their freedom was short-lived. A drugs overdose, a dramatic car chase and a tense armed stand-off resulted in all six fugitives being put back behind bars.

Category

Documentary / Crime

Original air date

28/03/2010