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Icarus

  • 20172017
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 2h
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Icarus (2017)
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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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
50K
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POPULARITY
7,022
617
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    • Director
      • Bryan Fogel
    • Writers
      • Bryan Fogel
      • Mark Monroe
      • Jon Bertain
    • Stars
      • Bryan Fogel
      • Dave Zabriskie
      • Don Catlin
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Bryan Fogel
    • Writers
      • Bryan Fogel
      • Mark Monroe
      • Jon Bertain
    • Stars
      • Bryan Fogel
      • Dave Zabriskie
      • Don Catlin
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    • 133User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 8 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Bryan Fogel
    Bryan Fogel
    • Self
    Dave Zabriskie
    • Self
    Don Catlin
    • Self
    Grigory Rodchenkov
    Grigory Rodchenkov
    • Self
    Scott Brandt
    • Self
    • (as Scott A. Brandt)
    Ben Stone
    • Self
    Richard Pound
    • Self
    Richard McLaren
    • Self
    Nikita Kamaev
    Nikita Kamaev
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Thomas Bach
    Thomas Bach
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Sebastian Coe
    Sebastian Coe
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Vitaliy Mutko
    Vitaliy Mutko
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Dan Cogan
    Dan Cogan
    • Self
    • (voice)
    David Howman
    • Self
    Jacques Rogge
    Jacques Rogge
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jim Walden
    • Self
    Lance Armstrong
    Lance Armstrong
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Barry Bonds
    Barry Bonds
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bryan Fogel
    • Writers
      • Bryan Fogel
      • Mark Monroe
      • Jon Bertain
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    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 20 Best Documentary Films of the Last Decade (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Swan Lake: Op. 20, Act 1 No. 2: Valse
      Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Arranged by M. Infante

      Performed by RSO Ljubljana

      Courtesy of Forman Bros. Classics

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    7/10
    Truly Stunning
    This documentary shows in a fascinating yet disturbing way the lengths to which Russian officials, and subjectively, the lengths of how everyone in sports takes winning over ethical and moral values. The truly intricate system in which Russia doped their athletes and evaded/cheated the doping tests is incredible, and even more baffling is how deep within Russian society and high level government officials the doping scandal gets. A truly fascinating watch, very well made, keeps you interested throughout its long run-time.
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    • Release date
      • August 4, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Bóng Ma Doping
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alex Productions
      • Chicago Media Project
      • Diamond Docs
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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