Icarus

Icarus

Truth is the new banned substance.

Part of Icarus Collection

2017•2h 1m•7.6/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.6/10(824)

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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Production

Diamond Docs, Impact Partners, Alex Productions, Chicago Media Project

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Bryan Fogel

Bryan Fogel

Self

Dave Zabriskie

Dave Zabriskie

Self

Don Catlin

Don Catlin

Self

Grigory Rodchenkov

Grigory Rodchenkov

Self

Scott Brandt

Self

Ben Stone

Self

Richard Pound

Self

Richard McLaren

Self

Nikita Kamaev

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Bach

Thomas Bach

Self (archive footage)

Sebastian Coe

Sebastian Coe

Self (archive footage)

Vitaliy Mutko

Vitaliy Mutko

Self (archive footage)

Dan Cogan

Dan Cogan

Self (voice)

David Howman

Self

Jacques Rogge

Jacques Rogge

Self (archive footage)

Jim Walden

Self

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