When Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 14 nominations.
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Cast
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Dave Zabriskie | ... |
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Don Catlin | ... |
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| Grigory Rodchenkov | ... |
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Ben Stone | ... |
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Richard McLaren | ... |
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| Nikita Kamaev | ... |
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| Thomas Bach | ... |
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| Sebastian Coe | ... |
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| Vitaliy Mutko | ... |
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| Dan Cogan | ... |
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David Howman | ... |
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| Jacques Rogge | ... |
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Jim Walden | ... |
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Craig Reedie | ... |
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| Lance Armstrong | ... |
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| Barry Bonds | ... |
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| Marion Jones | ... |
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Greg LeMond | ... |
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Alex Mihailovich | ... |
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| Scott Pelley | ... |
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| Vladimir Putin | ... |
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| Alex Rodriguez | ... |
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Directed by
| Bryan Fogel | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Bryan Fogel | ... | (written by) & |
| Mark Monroe | ... | (written by) & |
| Jon Bertain | ... | (written by) and |
| Timothy Rode | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Maiken Baird | ... | executive producer |
| Douglas Blush | ... | associate producer |
| Linda Carlson | ... | executive producer |
| Samantha Casey | ... | archival producer (as Samantha Kerzner) |
| Dan Cogan | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Adam Del Deo | ... | executive producer |
| Barbara Dobkin | ... | executive producer |
| Eric Dobkin | ... | executive producer |
| David Fialkow | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Nina Sing Fialkow | ... | executive producer (as Nina Fialkow) |
| Bryan Fogel | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Chad Gutstein | ... | associate producer |
| Teddy Leifer | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Lustig | ... | associate producer (as Michael Lusting) |
| Mark Monroe | ... | co-producer |
| Jonathan Mussman | ... | production executive |
| Lisa Nishimura | ... | executive producer |
| Ken Nolan | ... | co-executive producer |
| Ken Pelletier | ... | co-executive producer |
| Jenny Raskin | ... | co-executive producer / executive producer |
| Susan Ricketts | ... | archival producer |
| Timothy Rode | ... | executive producer |
| David Schulhofer | ... | co-producer |
| Andrew Siegman | ... | co-producer |
| Craig Sims | ... | executive producer |
| Jason Spingarn-Koff | ... | executive producer |
| Jason Sterman | ... | executive producer |
| Jake Swantko | ... | associate producer |
| Jim Swartz | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Tessa Treadway | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Angus Wall | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Adam Peters | ... | (music composed by) |
Cinematography by
| Timothy Rode | ... | director of photography |
| Jake Swantko | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jon Bertain | ... | (edited by) |
| Kevin Klauber | ... | (edited by) |
| Timothy Rode | ... | (edited by) |
| Seth Harden | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Douglas Blush | ... | consulting editor |
| Luke Cahill | ... | colorist |
| Phil Ciprietti | ... | additional editor |
| Harry Locke IV | ... | on-line editor |
| Noah Mucci | ... | additional editor |
| Hegine Nazarian | ... | associate editor |
| Josef Sipkins | ... | on-line editor |
| John Stobaugh | ... | lead additional editor (as John 'Stobie' Stobaugh) |
| Sally Volkmann | ... | additional editor / post-production coordinator |
| Andrew M. Young | ... | main title colorist |
Art Direction by
| Jon Bertain | ... | (art direction by) |
Production Management
| James Blevins | ... | post production title manager |
| Lisa Yesko | ... | post-production supervisor |
Art Department
| Roger Hom | ... | storyboard artist |
Sound Department
| James Austin | ... | engineering services |
| Christopher Barnett | ... | additional re-recording mixer / sound designer |
| Steve Boeddeker | ... | sound effects editor |
| Jessica Engel | ... | post production sound accountant |
| E.J. Holowicki | ... | Re-Recording Mixer / sound designer |
| Pete Horner | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Josh Lowden | ... | general manager: executive staff, Skywalker Sound |
| Steve Morris | ... | head of engineering: Skywalker Sound |
| Jon Null | ... | head of production: executive staff, Skywalker Sound |
| Carrie Perry | ... | scheduling |
| Michael Peters | ... | post-production finance manager |
| Ivan Piesh | ... | digital editorial support |
| Eva Porter | ... | client services |
| Ronald G. Roumas | ... | audio/video transfer |
| Andrew Spence | ... | adr vo recording |
| Christopher Barnett | ... | supervising sound editor (uncredited) |
| E.J. Holowicki | ... | supervising sound editor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Marek Bagga | ... | camera operator |
| Josh Braunreuther | ... | camera operator |
| Leslie Bumgarner | ... | camera operator |
| Fabio De Felice | ... | b camera-interview |
| Daniel Luke Fitch | ... | additional photography |
| Aashish Gandhi | ... | camera operator |
| Justin Groom | ... | camera operator |
| Katie Gail Groom | ... | camera operator (as Katie Gail Smith) |
| Farand Heydari | ... | camera operator |
| Adam Madrzyk | ... | camera operator |
| Noah Mucci | ... | camera operator |
| Scott Simock | ... | additional photography |
Animation Department
| Gary Breslin | ... | Executive Creative Director |
| Mo Ghayour | ... | designer |
| Henry Gretzinger | ... | animator |
| Josh Lindo | ... | animator |
| Lanny Markasky | ... | storyboard artist |
| Rachael Park | ... | designer/animator |
| Casey Reuter | ... | animator |
| Matthew Turke | ... | executive producer |
Music Department
| Brian Bulman | ... | music editor |
| Jesse Clinton | ... | Trailer Music |
| Jason La Rocca | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Pietro Milanesi | ... | composer: additional music |
| Brett Pierce | ... | music editor |
| Grayson Sanders | ... | trailer music |
| Mikael Sandgren | ... | music editor |
| Andrea von Foerster | ... | music supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Dean Cheley | ... | clearance counsel (as Dean R. Cheley) / production counsel (as Dean R. Cheley) |
| Dan Clifton | ... | post production consultant |
| Steven H. Cohen | ... | financier |
| Antonio Cristi | ... | production assistant / production staff |
| Jonathan G. Fisher | ... | clearance counsel |
| Paula M. Froehle | ... | financier |
| Terence Gardner | ... | production assistant |
| Meghan Geier | ... | researcher |
| Mo Ghayour | ... | designer |
| Brian Gill | ... | production assistant |
| Marisa Kapust | ... | production counsel |
| Mike Lane | ... | production service |
| Geoffrey McNeil | ... | creative consultant |
| Jordan Scaduto | ... | production assistant |
| Nick Scala | ... | production assistant |
| Kiara Walker | ... | clearance legal assistant |
Thanks
| Lance Armstrong | ... | special thanks |
| Alexander Yves Brunner | ... | special thanks: Sold By |
| Alex Gibney | ... | special thanks |
| Frank Marshall | ... | special thanks |
| Scott Myklebust | ... | special thanks |
| Laura Piccirillo | ... | special thanks |
| Chad Troutwine | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Alex Productions
- Chicago Media Project
- Diamond Docs
- Impact Partners
- Makemake
- Rise Films (in association with)
Distributors
- A Netflix Original Documentary (2017) (World-wide)
- Netflix (2017) (Argentina) (video)
- Netflix (2017) (Singapore) (video)
- Netflix (2017) (United States)
- Netflix (2017) (World-wide) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Dolby Laboratories (acknowledgement)
- Elastic (titles)
- Endcrawl.com (end titles made with)
- Friends and Family (Marketing and Test Screening Services)
- Pioneer (acknowledgement)
- Skywalker Sound (Post Production Sound Services)
- Skywalker Sound (acknowledgement)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- The Lagralane Group (co-executive producer)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
When Bryan Fogel sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller involving dirty urine, unexplained death and Olympic Gold-exposing the biggest scandal in sports history. |
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| Taglines | Truth is the new banned substance See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | A hit at the Sundance Film Festival, there was some speculation that the reason the festival was hacked was because of this film's presence in the line-up and the Russian authorities' need to suppress the revelations contained in the film. See more » |
| Goofs | Whenever race results were displayed for the Haute Route, the country flags for the French riders are ALL backwards. Blue/white/red is correct; they're displayed as red/white/blue. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Top 20 Best Documentary Films of the Last Decade (2019). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Swan Lake: Op. 20, Act 1 No. 2: Valse See more » |
| Quotes |
Grigory Rodchenkov:
Even to understand the word 'doublethink' involves the use of doublethink. I was doing in parallel two things which cancelled out each other and being fully contradictory. Doping and anti-doping. See more » |