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Icarus | Available to Stream on Netflix
Subject: 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.
Our Take: This Oscar-winning documentary directed by Bryan Fogel details his own journey to demonstrate the ease with which amateur cyclists can skirt the sport’s drug testing procedures. Through the process, he accidentally uncovered Russia’s state-sponsored doping program which led to the country’s four-year ban from the Olympics, providing a mind-blowing story-within-a-story that is impossible to look away from. — Hannah
Subject: 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.
Our Take: This Oscar-winning documentary directed by Bryan Fogel details his own journey to demonstrate the ease with which amateur cyclists can skirt the sport’s drug testing procedures. Through the process, he accidentally uncovered Russia’s state-sponsored doping program which led to the country’s four-year ban from the Olympics, providing a mind-blowing story-within-a-story that is impossible to look away from. — Hannah
PeopleBryan Fogel
TitlesIcarus