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Icarus

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When filmmaker 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. Dirty urine, unexplained death and Olympic gold are all part of the exposure of the biggest scandal in sports history.
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Icarus is eye-opening viewing for professional sports enthusiasts, yet it should also prove thoroughly gripping even for filmgoers who might not necessarily be drawn to the subject.

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John Doyle Globe and Mail 08/29/2017
If you want insight into cheating in sports and the complicated reasons why it happens over and over, Icarus will open your eyes as never before. It is essential viewing for anyone interested in athletics or competitive sports of any type. Go to Full Review Lenika Cruz The Atlantic 08/10/2017
It's fair, then, to call Icarus a coup for a first-time documentarian, the product of both dumb luck and a strange rapport between Fogel and Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov. Go to Full Review Justin Burke The Australian 08/10/2017
Fogel's willingness to follow a yarn that starts in one location before veering into entirely different narrative territory yields fascinating and entertaining results. Go to Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/22/2022
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“Icarus” sucks you into the elaborate and dangerous web of scandal that shook the international sports community to its core. Go to Full Review Gem Seddon SFX Magazine 02/03/2022
...what he winds up discovering after speaking with a Russian doctor completely changes the purpose of the doc turning Icarus into a powerful, political thriller... Go to Full Review Brett Michael Dykes Uproxx 12/29/2021
The result is this nearly 90-minute film that chronicles Russia's extensive history with doping and Rodchenkov's fight for his life after he blows the whistle on the country's bad practices. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Lasse L @RT62932725 Feb 6 Intriguing idea and very funny for a documentary. The amount of twists and turns is crazy - definitely worth a watch. See more Robert R @RT35523659 02/02/2025 This excellent film irrefutably illustrates how the ruzzian government is cynically corrupt and cheat at everything. They cannot be trusted. Their war crimes in Ukraine and meddling in Georgia, Moldova, Armenia and yes the USA and Europe show you just how dangerous they are to the rest of the world. If someone expresses support for Ruzzia you can bet that they themselves are corrupt and cannot be trusted either. See more J T @UtahRondo 02/17/2024 Interesting for sure, but it does drag in a few places. See more Renaldo D @RT30888824 07/09/2023 Complete documentary, with good images and a good line of reasoning. See more Gareth v @geewah 06/16/2023 A doco that changes tact abrubtly to tell a far more interesting story than what it was intended to. While the film maker at times seems to be out of his depth, the story is compelling enough to keep viewers captivated. See more Stefanie S @RT59449613 04/27/2023 Not what I was expecting,well beyond the typical documentary, plummets off the grid of "when and how' into the sweat of who. The only real sport is cheating and the losers know it. See more Read all reviews
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Bryan Fogel

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Dan Cogan

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Bryan Fogel

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Richard Pound

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Dave Zabriskie

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Don Catlin

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Synopsis When filmmaker 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. Dirty urine, unexplained death and Olympic gold are all part of the exposure of the biggest scandal in sports history.
Director
Bryan Fogel
Producer
Jim Swartz, Dan Cogan, David Fialkow, Bryan Fogel
Screenwriter
Bryan Fogel, Mark Monroe, Jon Bertain, Timothy Rode
Production Co
Diamond Docs, Chicago Media Project
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 50m