An unlikely bond develops between the two, and a friendship is clearly sealed during Fogel's visit with Rodchenkov in Moscow. This led to him meeting a Russian doping expert named Grigory Rodchenkov, an athlete turned scientist who guides Fogel through the process of injecting performance-enhancing drugs and steroids, including how much, how often, and when to stop to pass drug tests as he prepares to compete in Haute Route, a cycling race considered to be the toughest in the world. It should also inspire timely discussion about the Russian government under Vladimir Putin and what this documentary says about his apparent willingness to win at all costs.Īs an avid and competitive amateur cyclist, Bryan Fogel set out to make a documentary about doping in sports, the competitive culture that would lead cyclists like Lance Armstrong to take performance-enhancing drugs to win and then lie about it, and show that the systems in place were inadequate to stop it. However, the depth and gravity of the messages of the documentary far outweigh any profanity issues the apparent blind eye the International Olympic Committee has taken toward Russia despite overwhelming and rigorous investigation by the worldwide anti-doping organizations should inspire discussion among teens and parents about cheating in sports. "F-k" is constantly used, as is other profanity. The filmmaker, a competitive amateur bicyclist, begins taking performance-enhancing drugs and hormones under the watch of various doctors, and is shown injecting these drugs and hormones into his thighs and exposed buttocks. Parents need to know that Icarus is a 2017 documentary about the vast scope of doping in amateur sports.
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He's shown how to inject them, where, and how often. The filmmaker takes various performance-enhancing drugs and hormones.
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