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Icarus

2017 · 122 min

A gripping real-life thriller that starts as a cheeky experiment and turns into a tense, paranoid whistleblower story.

Directed by
Bryan Fogel
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Bryan Fogel, David Zabriskie, Don Catlin
Tagline
Truth is the new banned substance.
Overview
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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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Bryan Fogel
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Bryan Fogel, David Zabriskie, Don Catlin
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • conspiracy
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism10
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Stream
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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Bryan Fogel
Written by
Mark Monroe, Jon Bertain, Timothy Rode, Bryan Fogel
Starring
Bryan Fogel, David Zabriskie, Don Catlin, Grigory Rodchenkov, Scott Brandt, Ben Stone, Richard Pound, Richard McLaren
Music
Adam Peters
Cinematography
Jake Swantko, Timothy Rode
Runtime
122 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Russian, English

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