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Rating: 7 stars

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cheating doping ped performance enhancing drug Russia state-sponsored coverup whistleblower olympics NWI

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Icarus (2017)

Directed by Bryan Fogel

Documentary | Sports | Crime

Overview

While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, director Bryan Fogel connects with renegade Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov—a pillar of his country’s “anti-doping” program. Over dozens of Skype calls, urine samples, and badly administered hormone injections, Fogel and Rodchenkov grow closer despite shocking allegations that place Rodchenkov at the center of Russia’s state-sponsored Olympic doping program.

Length 121 minutes

Actors

Bryan Fogel | Dave Zabriskie | Don Catlin | Grigory Rodchenkov | Scott Brandt | Ben Stone | Richard Pound | Richard McLaren | Nikita Kamaev | Thomas Bach | Sebastian Coe | Vitaliy Mutko | Dan Cogan | David Howman | Jacques Rogge | Jim Walden

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Watched on my flight to Seattle. Interesting doc that takes an unexpected turn about a third of the way through.

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