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Icarus
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.
| Release : | 2017 |
| Rating : | 7.9 |
| Studio : | Diamond Docs, Rise Films, Impact Partners, |
| Crew : | Art Direction, Director of Photography, |
| Cast : | Bryan Fogel Dave Zabriskie Don Catlin Grigory Rodchenkov Vitaliy Mutko |
| Genre : | Documentary |
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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
The Worst Film Ever
Blistering performances.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
As someone that studies exercise science and enjoys sports this documentary is fantastic! I complete eye opener in to the world of doping and corruption at the highest level!
The film is brilliant, i was on the EDGE OF MY SEAT! The producer also was in the right place and the right time to uncover something bigger. Some people would probably shut down production but this guy is so brave to continue. This is not a propaganda, athletes were banned, people got fired and someone end up in the witness protection program. These are all in the news. This happened. Propaganda's are based on lies. This happened in real life, there are facts. Don't believe the russian bots review. Watch it and judge for yourself.
Absolutely mind blowing film. A documentary that shatters your sense of reality with nothing but the truth that strikes to the core.
"Icarus" is certainly a zippy little expose about the institutionalized system of doping within Russia, but I have to admit I found it hard to care much about what the filmmakers clearly perceive to be an outrage when there are so many other much more outrageous issues vying for my attention.I watched this film because it was nominated for (and ended up winning) the 2017 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The first nominee that I watched in this category was "Last Men in Aleppo," about the continuing humanitarian crisis in Syria, which consequently involves Russia as well. In another time, a movie about sports doping might have raised my hackles, but in the wake of "Last Men in Aleppo" and Russian meddling in our recent elections, there just seem to be more important issues than this to take Russia to task for. An unfair response from me? Perhaps. But then no one said our reactions to movies have to be fair.Grade: B
