'' Carlos '' , also known as '' Carlos the Jackal '' , is a 2010 French-German biographical film/miniseries about the life of the 1970s Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal ( Ilich Ramírez Sánchez ) , covering his first series of attacks in 1973 until his arrest in 1994 . It premiered as a three-part TV mini-series on French pay channel Canal , with the three parts airing on May 19 , May 26 , and June 2 , 2010 . On the same day it premiered on Canal , the full 5 ½ - hour version was also shown out of competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival
2010 Cannes Film Festival
2010 Cannes Film Festival
Carlos (miniseries)