Icarus

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Icarus

2017,

1h 50m,

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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.

Critics Consensus

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

Aug 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.

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Lenika Cruz

The Atlantic

Aug 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.

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Justin Burke

The Australian

Aug 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.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 22, 2022

3.5/5

“Icarus” sucks you into the elaborate and dangerous web of scandal that shook the international sports community to its core.

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Gem Seddon

SFX Magazine

Feb 3, 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...

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Brett Michael Dykes

Uproxx

Dec 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.

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Hermione R

Feb 22, 2019

What begins as an fairly interesting documentary about doping in sport, quickly becomes a tale of human struggle amidst one of the biggest scandals ever to hit the world of sport. The character and the storytelling are compelling, as are the potential consequences that our protagonists face. A must see

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Feb 17, 2019

Happenstance. Fogel set out to do a documentary on doping stumbles on a story of international corruption in the world of sports. The story pretty much takes off and tells the story all by itself. Also of interest is the fact that I'm seeing few reviews about this documentary written by people who with doubts about credibility of a pretty compelling witness. I'm starting to think that Russian government is trying to give this movie a bad rating to discourage people from watching its mea culpa. Stay away Russian Trolls!!!

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Theodore G

Feb 14, 2019

I am awestruck! My ultimate takeaway is that the IOC is just as corrupt as Russia. With full knowledge of tampering with samples and switching out urine, the IOC still allowed Russia to participate at the 2016 games. I can no longer look at the Olympics with the belief that it is pure and a time where our world can put aside their differences to come together in true sportsmanship. It has been bought. Maybe Putin was so disgusted with this incident he did took measures to tamper with our government? I think itâ(TM)s far fetched but you never know.....

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Hagrid M

Feb 7, 2019

Solid documentary that helped uncover one of the great drug cheat stories, maybe the greatest in terms of the depth of cheating. Standard doc, not sure I warmed to anyone in it at all. Vaguely interesting but really just more evidence of the Orwellian nature of Putin's Russia.

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Anakin L

Oct 18, 2018

Finally got around to seeing this. It's a bit disjointed at times, but the fact that the director ended up essentially harboring one of the puppet-masters of the Russian doping regime makes it pretty wild and suspenseful.

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Kylo P

Oct 6, 2018

Bryan Fogel brings us a fascinating look at the corruption of sports doping and finds his story transform from a personal experiment to a tense geopolitical thriller.

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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

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