Icarus (2017)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Icarus |
| Original title | Icarus |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2017 |
| length | 121 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Bryan Fogel |
| script | Bryan Fogel Jon Bertain Mark Monroe Timothy Rode |
| music | Adam Peters |
| camera |
Timothy Rode Jake Swantko |
| cut |
Jon Bertain Kevin Klauber Timothy Rode |
Icarus is a documentary released on Netflix in 2017 . In the first half it is about the self-experiment of the filmmaker Bryan Fogel to win an amateur cycling race with the help of doping. He is supported by Grigori Rodchenkov . The second half is about Rodchenkov's role in Russian state doping .
The film won an Oscar for best documentary in 2018 .
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Filmmaker and amateur cyclist Fogel wants to take doping drugs while training for the Haute Route amateur cycle race . He wants to find out if he can get through the anti-doping tests . He will initially be advised by Don Catlin , the founder of the UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory. However, since he fears for his reputation, he thinks his participation in this experiment is not a good idea and recommends Fogel, Grigori Rodchenkov , the head of the Russian anti-doping program, to contact. With Rodchenkov's help, Fogel begins injecting hormones and creating urine samples that will later be used for testing.
Fogel and Rodtschenkow become friends. During his experiment, Fogel reveals that Rodchenkov had his own system in Russia to help Russian athletes with performance-enhancing drugs without attracting attention. News suddenly reported that Rodchenkov was said to have been a key figure in the Russian state-sponsored doping program during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Rodchenkov now fears for his life and fled to the United States. Rodchenkov's testimony comes public in an extensive interview with the New York Times by providing hard drives, emails, and more incriminating evidence of Russian involvement. Concerned for his well-being, the United States Department of Justice accepts Rodchenkov in the witness protection program.
Web links
- Icarus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Icarus at rotten tomatoes (English)