Icarus (2017 film)

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Icarus is a 2017 American documentary by Bryan Fogel, who tells Fogel exploring the doping option to win an amateur racing race and takes place on a major international doping scandal when he asks for help Grigory Rodchenkov , head of the Russian anti-doping laboratory. It was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017, and was awarded the UW Special Award Documentary (Orwell Award). Netflix acquired distribution rights and released iIdarus globally on August 4, 2017. At the 90th Academy Awards, the film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Features.

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Sinopsis

While investigating the undercover world of illegal doping in sport, Bryan Fogel connects with Russian scientists. Grigory Rodchenkov, director of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory. Rodchenkov made plans for Fogel to take illicit performance enhancement drugs in a way that would avoid detection of drug testing, aiding the Fogel experiment to prove that the way athletes are currently tested for inadequate drugs. As Fogel continued his training, he and Rodchenkov became friends, and Rodchenkov finally revealed that Russia had a state sponsored Olympic doping program that he watched. When alleged in the international media about the possibility of such a program, Fogel realized that Rodchenkov was in danger of being "silenced" by the Russian government and had him fly to Los Angeles for his protection. Using Rodchenkov's knowledge of the doping program, they spoke to the US Justice Department as well as the New York Times, alleging that Russia had conspired for an affair in the Olympics for decades, and he was hired to operate after the embarrassing performance of the Russian team at 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. In front of the camera, Rodchenkov testified that at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, with the help of the Federal Security Service, he and his team replaced stained urine steroids from the Russian national team with a clean sample, avoiding positive detection. He provides spreadsheets, discs, e-mails and more incriminating evidence about Russian involvement, forcing the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee to investigate. After an independent WADA investigation (McLaren Report) confirms Rodchenkov's claim, US Law Enforcement puts him in custody of protection. Rodchenkov's lawyer, Jim Walden, appeared briefly in a film depicting threats to Rodchenkov's life and suspicious deaths from two Rodchenkov colleagues. The film ends by stating that the Russian government continues to deny having been involved with the program and that Rodchenkov remains in custody of protection.

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Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds 93% approval ratings based on 41 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The important consensus of this site reads, "Icarus is an eye-opening view for sports fans professional, but it should also be really gripping even for movie audiences who may not necessarily be interested in the subject. " At Metacritic, which gives a normalized ranking for review, the film has an average score of 68 out of 100, based on 16 critics, showing "favorable public reviews".

Writing for RogerEbert.com, Brian Tallerico gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and called it "a rattling documentary".

The trailer for the film was screened during a meeting of the Helsinki US Commission in February 2018 (also known as the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe). During the meeting, lawyer Jim Walden spoke about Rodchenkov's work and the need for better enforcement by the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee to eliminate corruption and restore integrity to the international athletics community.

At the 90th Academy Awards, the film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Features. During the reception reception on stage at the Oscar ceremony, director Bryan Fogel said:

We dedicate this award to Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, our fearless reporter who is now living in grave danger. We hope 'Icarus' is a wake-up call - yes, about Russia, but more than that, about the importance of telling the truth, now more than ever.

Backstage, Fogel took issue with the International Olympic Committee and their heavy penalties against Russia.

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See also

• Doping in Russia
• McLaren Report
• Garcia Report
• World Anti-Doping Agency
• Richard McLaren
• Sundance Film Festival 2017

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References

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External links

• Icarus on IMDb
• Icarus at Rotten Tomatoes
• Icarus - Netflix Media Center

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