Icarus

Icarus

Documentary • 2017 • 2 hr 1 min

7.6

7.9

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.

Starring

Bryan Fogel, Dave Zabriskie, Don Catlin, Grigory Rodchenkov, Scott Brandt

Directed By

Written By

Bryan Fogel, Jon Bertain, Timothy Rode, Mark Monroe

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Complex Dark Watch By Myself

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Release Date

August 4, 2017

User Reviews

What documentary dreams are made of. Suspense development in real time.

Starts as one thing and ends as another - covers a lot of information and stays engaging the entire time, great watch!

Very dynamic documentary storytelling that can’t be placed neatly into one category

Crazy idea for a documentary that only gets more insane as it goes along. Very charismatic subject too

Insightful and surprisingly interesting

Nicole Zaninovic

«Even to understand the word 'doublethink' involves the use of doublethink» amazing, one of the best documentaries

Cutting documentary partly the result of serendipidity - which often makes for the best results.

A well made and interesting documentary that could have delved a bit deeper into the subject. Otherwise it is quite insightful

Even for those not interested in sports, this doc is gripping from beginning to end

A very interesting documentary that can show another side of the story

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7.6 – Based on 5.3k ratings

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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.

Icarus: The Aftermath

Fogel’s follow-up provides a hair-raising mixture of Kafkaesque nightmare and Le Carré-type suspense as, over the course of three years, Rodchenkov is a nomad refugee, continuously moving residences, protected by his heardbut-never-seen security detail. Why? Vladimir Putin has publicly stated his determination to kill Rodchenkov. Fogel’s astonishing story includes Rodchenkov’s daring attempts to counter Putin’s charges, and his painful efforts to obtain U.S. citizenship.

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