Icarus

2017 "Truth is the new banned substance"
7.9| 2h1m| en
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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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Reviews

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic
TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
crigby-37057 As someone that studies exercise science and enjoys sports this documentary is fantastic! I complete eye opener in to the world of doping and corruption at the highest level!
blenonb The film is brilliant, i was on the EDGE OF MY SEAT! The producer also was in the right place and the right time to uncover something bigger. Some people would probably shut down production but this guy is so brave to continue. This is not a propaganda, athletes were banned, people got fired and someone end up in the witness protection program. These are all in the news. This happened. Propaganda's are based on lies. This happened in real life, there are facts. Don't believe the russian bots review. Watch it and judge for yourself.
alexandramakarenko The entire film is gripping, giving the audience no-holds-barred access to the biggest sporting controversy of the century, as well as pulling back the newly re-erected iron curtain ever so slightly to see the inner workings of the Kremlin.Documentary exposes an uncomfortable truth that should call into question the whole purpose of watching the games anymore, when this awful disregard for ethics can find such an easy way in and become endemic to the whole thing.
nikeillusion The movie is pure propaganda trying to defame Russian athletes. They try hard to make doping a synonym of Russian athletes. Throughout the movie you will see the film makers trying to associate everything with the 'bogeyman' Putin. This movie is the peak of bias & partial film making as it solely focusses on Russia, they show how Chinese steroids were mostly sold in US & Europe but never conduct any interviews with US dope fiends like Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, Lance Armstrong or Serena Williams. Serena's doping results were leaked by some hackers which resulted in US pressuring doping agency to give a weak excuse that the banned performance enhancing substance used by Serena was for "medical" purposes. If you have money you could get whatever you want, US has proven that. Americans could justify killing millions in wars, doping atheletes of US, sexual exploitation of third world population by their "Human Rights Officers"...