Movie
When Heroes Lie
“A lie bigger than you can imagine”
6.8/10
2012
1h 59m
fi
Documentary
Overview
A huge doping scandal erupted at the 2001 cross-country skiing world championship in Lahti, Finland, leading to large numbers of disqualifications. Athletes from the host country in particular had made generous use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs. It was to be the precursor of more drug cases at the Winter Olympics a year later in Salt Lake City. When Heroes Lie analyzes the history of doping from the 1970s to the present day, using archive footage and interviews with skiers, coaches and experts.
Director
Arto Halonen
Writers
Jouni Kemppainen, Arto Halonen
Movie Information
Release Date
October 5, 2012
Runtime
1h 59m
Status
Released
Original Language
fi
Vote Count
19
Production
Valofirma Cine Light Rental
