Icarus
When Bryan Fogel 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 involving dirty urine, unexplained death and Olympic Gold-exposing the biggest scandal in sports history.
12 October 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA
29 September 1956, Chiswick, London, England, UK
26 June 1961, Lakewood, California, USA
18 September 1971, Dallas, Texas, USA
24 July 1964, Riverside, California, USA
7 October 1952, Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
28 July 1957, San Antonio, Texas, USA
27 July 1975, New York City, New York, USA
July 30, 2017
A routinely assembled mélange of provocative material consistently undone by its maker's perplexing need to foist himself into the center of every conversation.
August 03, 2017
Icarus tells such an eye-opening story that it almost doesn't matter when the storytelling itself gets a little sloppy.
January 20, 2017
A wildly timely movie for our current moment, as issues of cheating, illegitimacy and geopolitical bullies take center stage.
February 02, 2017
That rare doc that uncovers a truth so powerful (and dangerous) that it itself becomes part of the news.
August 03, 2017
For those who cherish honesty, fair play, and upright athletic competition, the film is a must-see exposé about systematic corruption and failure on both sides of the doping issue.
August 03, 2017
Mr. Fogel could be considered either daring or foolhardy for his initial plan. But his work with Dr. Rodchenkov is levelheaded, and his documentary illuminating.
August 01, 2017
A real-life absurdist thriller that, in its electric coverage of one Russian scandal, can't help but illuminate another ongoing one.
August 03, 2017
This is electric material for a story, but Fogel just gets shocked instead of channeling it into something great.
January 22, 2017
If you can power through the documentary's flat first half, 'Icarus' will blow you away.
January 25, 2017
A truly absorbing piece of filmmaking.
January 26, 2017
A powerful look at doping by world-class athletes - and a conspiracy that is breathtaking in its size and scope.
January 26, 2017
As I am sure it will when the film stuns viewers beyond those at Sundance, Icarus relies on the element of surprise for one of its most rewarding attributes.
