“And here, after 12 or more years of chasing Lance Armstrong since 1999, with him being the ‘most tested athlete on planet earth’, this guy had still never failed a drug test. For all its discussion of weighty topics such as morality, espionage, and whistleblowing, Bryan Fogel’s Oscar-winning documentary Icarus was, at its heart, a buddy comedy. What he ends up discovering is far bigger than anyone could. In his Oscar-winning documentary Icarus, Bryan Fogel helped the Russian scientist Grigory Rodchenkov blow the whistle on Russias unsavory and illegal use. "But it was like how Al Capone was caught - he was never caught for murder or racketeering. Filmmaker Bryan Fogel sets out on a mission to learn about performance-enhancing drugs in sports. "Here was this guy confessing he’d used performance-enhancing drugs his entire life," said Fogel. Documentaries a list of 41 titles created This weekend a list of 29 titles created 5 months ago Documentary a list of 27 titles. yes, about Russia, but more than that, about the importance of telling the truth, now more than ever."Ĭycling Weekly spoke to Fogel in August. He said that Lance Armstrong's evasion of positive dope tests was the original impetus behind the film. Icarus (2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In his acceptance speech, Fogel said: "We dedicate this award to Dr Grigory Rodchenkov, our fearless whistleblower who now lives in great danger. Icarus evidently caught the eye of the Academy Award judges, as it beat documentaries Abacus, Faces Places, Last Men in Aleppo and Strong Island to net the prestigious Oscar. The evidence presented by Rodchenkov and Fogel was instrumental in Russia's ban from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
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