Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: June 3, 2017
Runtime: 121 minutes
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.6/10 (754 votes)
Icarus Collection
Icarus
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.
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Cast
Dave Zabriskie
Self
Don Catlin
Self
Grigory Rodchenkov
Self
Thomas Bach
Self (archive footage)
Sebastian Coe
Self (archive footage)
Vitaliy Mutko
Self (archive footage)
Jacques Rogge
Self (archive footage)