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Icarus

Icarus

Truth is the new banned substance.

20177.72h 1m

Overview

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.

Directed by Bryan Fogel
Written by Bryan Fogel, Mark Monroe, Jon Bertain
Produced by Bryan Fogel, Dan Cogan, David Fialkow
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Top Cast

Bryan Fogel

Bryan Fogel

Self

Dave Zabriskie

Dave Zabriskie

Self

Don Catlin

Don Catlin

Self

Grigory Rodchenkov

Grigory Rodchenkov

Self

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Scott Brandt

Self

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Ben Stone

Self

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Richard Pound

Self

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Richard McLaren

Self

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Nikita Kamaev

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Bach

Thomas Bach

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

sportsolympic gamesdopingsports documentary

About Icarus

Icarus is a documentary film released in 2017 exploring themes of sports, olympic games, doping, sports documentary. Directed by Bryan Fogel, it stars Bryan Fogel, Dave Zabriskie, Don Catlin. 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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