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Icarus
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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.
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.
Actors:
Sebastian Coe,
Lance Armstrong,
Vladimir Putin,
Marion Jones,
Barry Bonds,
Dick Pound,
Alex Rodríguez
Sebastian Coe
29 September 1956, Chiswick, London, England, UK
Lance Armstrong
18 September 1971, Dallas, Texas, USA
Vladimir Putin
7 October 1952, Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
Marion Jones
12 October 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA
Barry Bonds
24 July 1964, Riverside, California, USA
Dick Pound
Alex Rodríguez
27 July 1975, New York City, New York, USA
Genre:
Thriller, Documentary
Director:
Bryan Fogel
Bryan Fogel
Country:
United States
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Sebastian Coe
29 September 1956, Chiswick, London, England, UK
Lance Armstrong
18 September 1971, Dallas, Texas, USA
Vladimir Putin
7 October 1952, Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
Marion Jones
12 October 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA
Barry Bonds
24 July 1964, Riverside, California, USA
Dick Pound
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January 20, 2017
A wildly timely movie for our current moment, as issues of cheating, illegitimacy and geopolitical bullies take center stage.
August 03, 2017
For those who cherish honesty, fair play, and upright athletic competition, the film is a must-see exposé about systematic corruption and failure on both sides of the doping issue.
January 22, 2017
If you can power through the documentary's flat first half, 'Icarus' will blow you away.
July 30, 2017
A routinely assembled mélange of provocative material consistently undone by its maker's perplexing need to foist himself into the center of every conversation.
August 03, 2017
This is electric material for a story, but Fogel just gets shocked instead of channeling it into something great.
January 25, 2017
A truly absorbing piece of filmmaking.
August 03, 2017
Icarus tells such an eye-opening story that it almost doesn't matter when the storytelling itself gets a little sloppy.
February 02, 2017
That rare doc that uncovers a truth so powerful (and dangerous) that it itself becomes part of the news.
August 01, 2017
A real-life absurdist thriller that, in its electric coverage of one Russian scandal, can't help but illuminate another ongoing one.
January 26, 2017
A powerful look at doping by world-class athletes - and a conspiracy that is breathtaking in its size and scope.
January 26, 2017
As I am sure it will when the film stuns viewers beyond those at Sundance, Icarus relies on the element of surprise for one of its most rewarding attributes.
August 03, 2017
Mr. Fogel could be considered either daring or foolhardy for his initial plan. But his work with Dr. Rodchenkov is levelheaded, and his documentary illuminating.
