Icarus
“Truth is the new banned substance.”
2017•2h 1m•7.6•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Bryan Fogel
Writer
Timothy Rode, Jon Bertain, Bryan Fogel, Mark Monroe
Languages
Russian, English
Studio
Diamond Docs
Cast
Bryan Fogel
Self
Dave Zabriskie
Self
Don Catlin
Self
Grigory Rodchenkov
Self
Scott Brandt
Self
Ben Stone
Self
Richard Pound
Self
Richard McLaren
Self
Nikita Kamaev
Self (archive footage)
Thomas Bach
Self (archive footage)
Sebastian Coe
Self (archive footage)
Vitaliy Mutko
Self (archive footage)
Dan Cogan
Self (voice)
David Howman
Self
Jacques Rogge
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
Diamond Docs
Company
Impact Partners
Company
Alex Productions
Company
Chicago Media Project
Producer
David Fialkow
Producer
Jim Swartz
Producer
Bryan Fogel
Producer
Dan Cogan
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