When Heroes Lie

When Heroes Lie

A lie bigger than you can imagine

2012•1h 59m•6.8/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(19)

A huge doping scandal erupted at the 2001 cross-country skiing world championship in Lahti, Finland, leading to large numbers of disqualifications. Athletes from the host country in particular had made generous use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs. It was to be the precursor of more drug cases at the Winter Olympics a year later in Salt Lake City. When Heroes Lie analyzes the history of doping from the 1970s to the present day, using archive footage and interviews with skiers, coaches and experts.

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Production

Valofirma Cine Light Rental, Art Films Production

Language

FI

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Esko Aho

Himself

Arto Halonen

Arto Halonen

Himself - Narrator

Paavo M. Petäjä

Himself

Leila Ketola

Herself

Suvi Lindén

Herself

Heikki Laapio

Himself

Matti Lehesjoki

Himself

Hannu Itkonen

Himself

Johanna Aatsalo

Herself

Kari Väisänen

Himself

Inggard Lereim

Himself

Antti Leppävuori

Himself

Tapio Videman

Himself

Timo Huovinen

Himself

Sandro Donati

Himself

Björn Ekblom

Himself (voice)

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