Icarus

Icarus

Truth is the new banned substance.

Directed by Bryan Fogel

Produced by Diamond Docs, Impact Partners

2017121 min7.6 / 10

A tense, cerebral documentary that traces an unlikely friendship between a filmmaker and a Russian scientist caught in a state-sponsored doping conspiracy, building paranoia and moral complexity through intimate digital exchanges.

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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  • Is Icarus violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Icarus scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Icarus sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Does Icarus end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Icarus easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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89/ 100

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