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Icarus (2017)

TV-MA | | Documentary, Sport, Thriller | 4 August 2017 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

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Bryan Fogel

Writers:

Jon Bertain, Bryan Fogel | 2 more credits »

Stars:

Thomas Bach, Sebastian Coe, Bryan Fogel | See full cast & crew »
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Won 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations. See more awards »

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Cast

Credited cast:
Thomas Bach ... Himself - President, International Olympic Committee
Sebastian Coe Sebastian Coe ... Himself
Bryan Fogel ... Himself
Nikita Kamaev Nikita Kamaev ... Himself (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin ... Himself
Grigory Rodchenkov Grigory Rodchenkov ... Himself
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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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Plot Keywords:

steroids | doping | scandal | conspiracy | cover up | See All (26) »

Taglines:

The Documentary That Took Down an Empire See more »

Genres:

Documentary | Sport | Thriller

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

Russian | English

Release Date:

4 August 2017 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Icarus See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alex Productions, Chicago Media Project, Diamond Docs See more »
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Dolby Digital

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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

During the section in the film where Bryan Fogel finishes the race and is unhappy with his results, the soundtrack is a variation of the Take Shelter (2011) soundtrack by David Wingo. 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 »

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.
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Referenced in Sean Bradley's First Reaction: 90th Academy Awards - Nominations (2018) See more »

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Doping in Sports
20 January 2019 | by claudio_carvalho – See all my reviews

"Icarus" is an interesting documentary for fans of sports. It shows in details the scheme adopted by Russia to improve the performances of the athletes using prohibited drugs. The documentary is very well made but there is always a doubt whether it is totally trustworthy or not. There are evidences but how far they are absolutely truth or mixed with propaganda is difficult to be judged by the viewer. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Icarus"
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