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Icarus

When Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.

Director

Bryan Fogel

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documentary, sport

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N/A

Production

Diamond Docs,Rise Films,Impact Partners,Alex Productions,Lagralane Group, The,MakeMake

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 14 nominations total

Homepage

http://www.icarus.film/

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Icarus Collection: Icarus

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Lance Armstrong

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How many times did you test Lance
during his career? - Icarus

How many times did you test Lance during his career?

You tested Lance 50 times
and never caught him? - Icarus

You tested Lance 50 times and never caught him?

How did you personally feel every year?
Did you believe that it was just Lance? - Icarus

How did you personally feel every year? Did you believe that...

Well, in certain senses, I like the idea. - Icarus

Well, in certain senses, I like the idea.

It depends on what you consider
to be dangerous... - Icarus

It depends on what you consider to be dangerous...

Testing yourself on these drugs. - Icarus

Testing yourself on these drugs.

But I was curious, you know,
how you were going to do it. - Icarus

But I was curious, you know, how you were going to do it.

You're going to need a laboratory
to test your body fluids. - Icarus

You're going to need a laboratory to test your body flu...

WADA is the World Anti-Doping Agency. - Icarus

WADA is the World Anti-Doping Agency.

This could damage my reputation
that I've worked on for years... - Icarus

This could damage my reputation that I've worked on for...

The director of the Olympic lab in Moscow,
Grigory Rodchenkov. - Icarus

The director of the Olympic lab in Moscow, Grigory Rodchenko...

Oh! Great.
It's a secret window. Now it's clean. - Icarus

Oh! Great. It's a secret window. Now it's clean.

What is your ultimate purpose?
You would like to beat doping test? - Icarus

What is your ultimate purpose? You would like to beat doping...

Then give sample... and prove negative. - Icarus

Then give sample... and prove negative.

You need a very serious adviser
because there are a lot of traps. - Icarus

You need a very serious adviser because there are a lot of t...

I just came back,
and he's very much excited. - Icarus

I just came back, and he's very much excited.

Testosterone,
you have to have a prescription. - Icarus

Testosterone, you have to have a prescription.

Forty milligrams each other day
is a very good protocol. - Icarus

Forty milligrams each other day is a very good protocol.

We are imitating... We are reproducing
Lance Armstrong's scenario. - Icarus

We are imitating... We are reproducing Lance Armstrong'...

You can inject into your thigh muscle,
but better to the ass. - Icarus

You can inject into your thigh muscle, but better to the ass...

The athletes that are
under Mr. Rodchenkov, - Icarus

The athletes that are under Mr. Rodchenkov,

The laboratory was internationally
recognized for its research. - Icarus

The laboratory was internationally recognized for its resear...

Dr. Rodchenkov is informed
about everything. - Icarus

Dr. Rodchenkov is informed about everything.

He knows how long the drugs need
to disappear from the body. - Icarus

He knows how long the drugs need to disappear from the body.

He is aware and instructs.
He's the most important specialist. - Icarus

He is aware and instructs. He's the most important spec...

The ARD documentary
regarding the Russian whistle-blowers... - Icarus

The ARD documentary regarding the Russian whistle-blowers...

What did you think,
hearing these allegations? - Icarus

What did you think, hearing these allegations?

Okay, so you are receiving how many units? - Icarus

Okay, so you are receiving how many units?

For Bryan, two weeks will be nice. - Icarus

For Bryan, two weeks will be nice.

It's the only way.
But again, I am under heavy control. - Icarus

It's the only way. But again, I am under heavy control.

WADA now, they have an inquiry about me. - Icarus

WADA now, they have an inquiry about me.

So you see, like, me...
I'm a very dangerous person. - Icarus

So you see, like, me... I'm a very dangerous person.

I would like to do this,
to come to, maybe, LA, - Icarus

I would like to do this, to come to, maybe, LA,

Yes, we unfreeze, then we homogenize
to make sure everything is melted. - Icarus

Yes, we unfreeze, then we homogenize to make sure everything...

I took special bottles
for smuggling urine, and... - Icarus

I took special bottles for smuggling urine, and...

We will make a scenario
like I am collecting my urine. - Icarus

We will make a scenario like I am collecting my urine.

"Grigory one, morning." - Icarus

"Grigory one, morning."

Otherwise, what is the source
of the urine and why? - Icarus

Otherwise, what is the source of the urine and why?

I was working here in 1989,
when Catlin was in big power. - Icarus

I was working here in 1989, when Catlin was in big power.

Laboratory was located in UCLA.
The campus. - Icarus

Laboratory was located in UCLA. The campus.

1,500 meters and five kilometers
at Moscow University. - Icarus

1,500 meters and five kilometers at Moscow University.

My mother always pushed me to swim,
to ski. - Icarus

My mother always pushed me to swim, to ski.

Last year, he was nobody.
Next year, he has muscles. - Icarus

Last year, he was nobody. Next year, he has muscles.

Of course, I also started
to use the best of the best, - Icarus

Of course, I also started to use the best of the best,

And, of course, it was 50 milligrams,
this simple thing. - Icarus

And, of course, it was 50 milligrams, this simple thing.

But if you are not national team level,
like Olympic, - Icarus

But if you are not national team level, like Olympic,

So, I graduated to Moscow University,
to the chemical department. - Icarus

So, I graduated to Moscow University, to the chemical depart...

And since 1985, I worked in the top field
of laboratories in the world. - Icarus

And since 1985, I worked in the top field of laboratories in...

And then, Moscow laboratory
was doing mistake by mistake. - Icarus

And then, Moscow laboratory was doing mistake by mistake.

"We need a new director,
and it will be upheld by WADA." - Icarus

"We need a new director, and it will be upheld by WADA....

I have to sketch all schematics,
starting from the new year. - Icarus

I have to sketch all schematics, starting from the new year.

Could you imagine, the best laboratory
will be puzzled with your piss? - Icarus

Could you imagine, the best laboratory will be puzzled with ...

At my lab, WADA is keeping laboratory
on a very short leash. - Icarus

At my lab, WADA is keeping laboratory on a very short leash.

Underground laboratory for pre-testing? - Icarus

Underground laboratory for pre-testing?

Where is the shadow laboratory?" - Icarus

Where is the shadow laboratory?"

Cameras and everything,
computers, bar codes... - Icarus

Cameras and everything, computers, bar codes...

All people are presenting me with pens,
so I have full collection. - Icarus

All people are presenting me with pens, so I have full colle...

It's not permitted.
It's like pornography and erotics. - Icarus

It's not permitted. It's like pornography and erot...

I have a full agenda, so don't worry. - Icarus

I have a full agenda, so don't worry.

We did preliminary tests,
but not much. - Icarus

We did preliminary tests, but not much.

Then maybe Friday,
or maybe Monday, anyway-- - Icarus

Then maybe Friday, or maybe Monday, anyway--

WADA is sniffing
and asking tons of questions. - Icarus

WADA is sniffing and asking tons of questions.

He's starting to understand
it's very difficult to prove something. - Icarus

He's starting to understand it's very difficult to...

Yes, yes, finally you have some gains.
Some gain, some progression. - Icarus

Yes, yes, finally you have some gains. Some gain, some progr...

Then you're taking urine with you to me, - Icarus

Then you're taking urine with you to me,

You are free. You have enough power,
and God is with you. - Icarus

You are free. You have enough power, and God is with you.

You should be happy
that we have such fantastic material. - Icarus

You should be happy that we have such fantastic material.

We have ten times more information
than Dick Pound - Icarus

We have ten times more information than Dick Pound

You are just like in the reception.
You did not enter the first floor. - Icarus

You are just like in the reception. You did not enter the fi...

Bringing samples, it's not too good
to show our camera to them. - Icarus

Bringing samples, it's not too good to show our camera ...

Be very careful with all your material.
People are very sensitive also, you know. - Icarus

Be very careful with all your material. People are very sens...

We cannot say explicitly
that you have been analyzed. - Icarus

We cannot say explicitly that you have been analyzed.

It's coming.
I already solved everything yesterday. - Icarus

It's coming. I already solved everything yesterday.

You will have it until, let's say...
Within two weeks, we will do this. - Icarus

You will have it until, let's say... Within two weeks, ...

But it should be done still,
say, under the table, not... - Icarus

But it should be done still, say, under the table, not...

Bryan, smile. Your race is over.
We have to go downstairs. - Icarus

Bryan, smile. Your race is over. We have to go downstairs.

Each director of laboratory, like me...
I have to sign a code of ethics, - Icarus

Each director of laboratory, like me... I have to sign a cod...

We go down this emergency exit. - Icarus

We go down this emergency exit.

If you hide fight against doping,
you cannot be 50% honest. - Icarus

If you hide fight against doping, you cannot be 50% honest.

You have to be honest,
or you have to hide the ends. - Icarus

You have to be honest, or you have to hide the ends.

You have to think about money,
but you cannot steal money. - Icarus

You have to think about money, but you cannot steal money.

You have to think about women, - Icarus

You have to think about women,

Almost everybody has some period
when they were sinners. - Icarus

Almost everybody has some period when they were sinners.

Bryan, be optimistic. - Icarus

Bryan, be optimistic.

Russia is the most relaxing country
in the world. - Icarus

Russia is the most relaxing country in the world.

Yes, I am with him, - Icarus

Yes, I am with him,

I'm absolutely saying
that we will overturn all this bullshit - Icarus

I'm absolutely saying that we will overturn all this bu...

So, Bryan,
I hardly could talk to you tonight. - Icarus

So, Bryan, I hardly could talk to you tonight.

We are preparing our response
to again provide any explanation needed. - Icarus

We are preparing our response to again provide any explanati...

There are around 50 correspondents
behind my fence, but I am here. - Icarus

There are around 50 correspondents behind my fence, but I am...

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When Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.

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Director: Bryan Fogel

Writer: Bryan Fogel, Mark Monroe, Jon Bertain

Production: Diamond Docs,Rise Films,Impact Partners,Alex Productions,Lagralane Group, The,MakeMake

Genre: documentary, sport

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 68/100

ImdbRating: 7.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 Aug 2017

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 14 nominations total

Homepage: http://www.icarus.film/

Icarus Collection: Icarus

Also watch: Strong Island, Mascots, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Camp Nowhere, Beats, King of the Belgians, Pecker, Mukkabaaz, Only the Dead, The Incident, Counterpunch, Megiddo: The Omega Code 2