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.
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I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Very best movie i ever watch
Fresh and Exciting
Don't listen to the negative reviews
A fast paced and action packed delve into the world of sports doping, despite its seemingly rambled sorting of narrative beginning with a mixed focus on the director and Lance Armstrong's scandal we suddenly move from what could be a practical investigation into the underhand dealings of sports corruption unravelling an international conspiracy centred around the Russian anti doping scheme, despite not having a "Hollywood" end the story that develops is an intriguing one
While watching the movie, it's very unclear what Bryan Fogel is trying to accomplish. Why does he decide to take PEDs? What's the ultimate goal? Where is the movie actually headed? Why would Grigory want to have anything to do with Fogel, let alone coach him and end up trusting him with his safety and security? But if you can put all that aside, the information is stunning and will change the way you look at sports. Well worth a watch!
The movie started out like any other documentary, a cyclist ( Bryan Fogel) wanting to tell a story of how someone can cheat the system. So he hires the best of the best (Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov) , the director of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory. This movie goes ways beyond sports or or sport doping. It is a gripping moment by moment of events leading up to Russia being banned from the 2018 Olympics. It should be an eye opener for anyone who minimizes hoe evil Putin is. Winner of the 2018 Academy Award for best documentary
Very funny to see that the negative reviews are written by people with Russian names. They probably can't stand it to be accused of cheating. I'm not a Russian nor an American, I just love sports. I'm 100% positive that American athletes are also big cheaters, like any other nation actually. The proof is that ridiculous decision at the end to finally still let the Russian delegation participate at the Rio Olympics. That's a proof the whole system is just corrupt to the bone. The IOC is just a farce. Politics winning against sportive achievements. The documentary is very well made, with stunning interviews and footage. Once part of the cheating system as one of the main characters in this fraud to whistle blower, Grigory Rodchenkov comes up with proof on how the system is corrupt. It becomes clear that the vast majority uses doping all the time, and that in any sport. It kinda makes you wonder why even bother to watch those sporting events. I stopped watching cyclism a long time ago since it is obvious they all use doping. It's just humanly impossible to do what they do in their sport. But for the government to allow and even sponsor this scam, in this documentary Russia, is just unbelievable. Well unbelievable is a big word, nothing surprises me anymore. Long live the amateur sports. Too bad for the few athletes that refuse to take doping, they will never win anything and that while they are just better than those cheaters, mentally and physically.