While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, Bryan Fogel connects with Russian scientist Grigory Rodchenkov, the director of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory. Rodchenkov creates a plan for Fogel to take banned performance-enhancing drugs in a way that will evade detection from drug-testing, helping Fogel's experiment to prove that the current way athletes are tested for drugs is insufficient. As Fogel continues his training, he and Rodchenkov become friends, and Rodchenkov eventually reveals that Russia has a state-sponsored Olympic doping program that he oversees.
When allegations emerge in the international media over the possible existence of such a program, Fogel realizes that Rodchenkov is in danger of being "silenced" by the Russian government and has him flown to Los Angeles for his protection. Using Rodchenkov's knowledge of the doping program, they speak to the U.S. Department of Justice as well as the New York Times, alleging that Russia has conspired to cheat in the Olympics for decades, and he was hired to ramp up the operation after the Russian team's embarrassing performance in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[6]
On camera, Rodchenkov testifies that at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, with the help of the Federal Security Service, he and his team switched steroid-tainted urine of the Russian national team with clean samples, evading positive detection. He provides spreadsheets, discs, e-mails, and more incriminating evidence of Russian involvement, forcing the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee to investigate. After WADA'sindependent investigation confirms Rodchenkov's claims, U.S. Law Enforcement places him in protective custody.[7] Rodchenkov's lawyer, Jim Walden, appears briefly in the film describing the threats to Rodchenkov's life and the suspicious deaths of two of Rodchenkov's associates.[1][2]
The film ends stating that the Russian government continues to deny it had any involvement with the program and that Rodchenkov remains in protective custody.
Receptionedit
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on 47 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Icarus is eye-opening viewing for professional sports enthusiasts, yet it should also prove thoroughly gripping even for filmgoers who might not necessarily be drawn to the subject."[8] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has an average score of 68 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]
Writing for RogerEbert.com, Brian Tallerico gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and called it "a crackling documentary".[10]
The trailer for the film was screened during a February 2018 meeting of the U.S. Helsinki Commission (also known as the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe). During that meeting, attorney Jim Walden spoke about Rodchenkov's work as well as the need for better enforcement by the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee in order to eliminate corruption and restore integrity to the international athletic community.[11]
We dedicate this award to Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, our fearless whistle-blower who now lives in great danger. We hope 'Icarus' is a wake-up call — yes, about Russia, but more than that, about the importance of telling the truth, now more than ever.[12]
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Icarus is a 2017 American documentary film by Bryan Fogel It chronicles Fogel s exploration of the option of doping to win an amateur cycling race and happening upon a major international doping scandal when he asks for the help of Grigory Rodchenkov the head of the Russian anti doping laboratory 2 It premiered at Sundance Film Festival on January 20 2017 and was awarded the U S Documentary Special Jury Award Orwell Award 2 3 4 Netflix acquired the distribution rights 5 and released Icarus globally on August 4 2017 1 At the 90th Academy Awards the film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature IcarusFilm release posterDirected byBryan FogelWritten byBryan Fogel Mark MonroeProduced byDan Cogan Bryan Fogel David Fialkow Jim SwartzCinematographyJake Swantko Timothy RodeEdited byJon BertainMusic byAdam PetersProductioncompaniesAlex ProductionsDiamond DocsImpact PartnersDistributed byNetflixRelease datesJanuary 20 2017 2017 01 20 Sundance August 4 2017 2017 08 04 United States 1 Running time121 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Reception 2 1 Accolades 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis editWhile investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports Bryan Fogel connects with Russian scientist Grigory Rodchenkov the director of Russia s national anti doping laboratory Rodchenkov creates a plan for Fogel to take banned performance enhancing drugs in a way that will evade detection from drug testing helping Fogel s experiment to prove that the current way athletes are tested for drugs is insufficient As Fogel continues his training he and Rodchenkov become friends and Rodchenkov eventually reveals that Russia has a state sponsored Olympic doping program that he oversees When allegations emerge in the international media over the possible existence of such a program Fogel realizes that Rodchenkov is in danger of being silenced by the Russian government and has him flown to Los Angeles for his protection Using Rodchenkov s knowledge of the doping program they speak to the U S Department of Justice as well as the New York Times alleging that Russia has conspired to cheat in the Olympics for decades and he was hired to ramp up the operation after the Russian team s embarrassing performance in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver 6 On camera Rodchenkov testifies that at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi with the help of the Federal Security Service he and his team switched steroid tainted urine of the Russian national team with clean samples evading positive detection He provides spreadsheets discs e mails and more incriminating evidence of Russian involvement forcing the World Anti Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee to investigate After WADA s independent investigation confirms Rodchenkov s claims U S Law Enforcement places him in protective custody 7 Rodchenkov s lawyer Jim Walden appears briefly in the film describing the threats to Rodchenkov s life and the suspicious deaths of two of Rodchenkov s associates 1 2 The film ends stating that the Russian government continues to deny it had any involvement with the program and that Rodchenkov remains in protective custody Reception editOn review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 94 based on 47 reviews with an average rating of 7 2 10 The site s critical consensus reads Icarus is eye opening viewing for professional sports enthusiasts yet it should also prove thoroughly gripping even for filmgoers who might not necessarily be drawn to the subject 8 On Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating to reviews the film has an average score of 68 out of 100 based on 16 critics indicating generally favorable reviews 9 Writing for RogerEbert com Brian Tallerico gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and called it a crackling documentary 10 The trailer for the film was screened during a February 2018 meeting of the U S Helsinki Commission also known as the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe During that meeting attorney Jim Walden spoke about Rodchenkov s work as well as the need for better enforcement by the World Anti Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee in order to eliminate corruption and restore integrity to the international athletic community 11 At the 90th Academy Awards the film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature 12 During his on stage acceptance remarks at the Oscar ceremony director Bryan Fogel said We dedicate this award to Dr Grigory Rodchenkov our fearless whistle blower who now lives in great danger We hope Icarus is a wake up call yes about Russia but more than that about the importance of telling the truth now more than ever 12 Accolades edit Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient s Result Ref Academy Awards March 4 2018 Best Documentary Feature Bryan Fogel and Dan Cogan Won 13 Austin Film Critics Association January 8 2018 Best Documentary Icarus Nominated 14 British Academy Film Awards February 18 2018 Best Documentary Bryan Fogel and Dan Cogan Nominated 15 Cinema Eye Honors January 11 2018 Hell Yeah Prize Icarus Won 16 17 The Unforgettables Grigory Rodchenkov Won Cinema for Peace Awards February 19 2018 Most Valuable Documentary of the Year Icarus Nominated 18 Critics Choice Documentary Awards November 2 2017 Best Sports Documentary Icarus Won 19 Directors Guild of America Awards February 3 2018 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries Bryan Fogel Nominated 20 Hamptons International Film Festival August 26 2017 SummerDocs Audience Award Icarus Won 21 22 IDA Documentary Awards December 9 2017 VideoSource Award Icarus Nominated 23 Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards February 18 2018 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing Feature Documentary E J Holowicki Chris Barnett Adam Peters and Mikael Sandgren Nominated 24 Primetime Emmy Awards September 9 2018 Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special Bryan Fogel Dan Cogan David Fialkow and Jim Swartz Nominated 25 Outstanding Directing for a Documentary Nonfiction Program Bryan Fogel Nominated Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program Bryan Fogel Mark Monroe and Jon Bertain Nominated Satellite Awards February 11 2018 Best Motion Picture Documentary Icarus Nominated 26 Sundance Film Festival January 28 2017 Special Jury Award The Orwell Award Icarus Won 27 Sundance Film Festival London June 4 2017 Audience Award Icarus Won 28 See also editDoping in Russia Garcia Report Richard McLaren 2017 Sundance Film FestivalReferences edit a b c Icarus Netflix Media Center Archived from the original on March 10 2018 Retrieved December 25 2017 a b c Icarus Sundance Institute Archived from the original on September 11 2018 Retrieved December 25 2017 Sundance Film Festival About 2017 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners Sundance Institute Archived from the original on July 26 2018 Retrieved December 25 2017 U S Documentary Special Jury Award The Orwell Award Icarus 2017 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony Sundance Institute January 28 2017 Archived from the original on June 27 2018 Retrieved December 25 2017 Lang Brent Setoodeh Ramin January 24 2017 Sundance Netflix Lands Russian Doping Documentary Icarus EXCLUSIVE Variety Retrieved December 25 2017 Ruiz Rebecca R Schwirtz Michael May 12 2016 Russian Insider Says State Run Doping Fueled Olympic Gold The New York Times Ingle Sean Nov 10 2017 Wada says database confirms McLaren report on Russia doping The Guardian via www theguardian com Icarus 2017 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved September 21 2019 Icarus Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved March 20 2018 Tallerico Brian Icarus Movie Review amp Film Summary 2017 RogerEbert com Ebert Digital LLC Attorney Speaks Russia s Doping Program Feb 22 2018 Video C SPAN org C SPAN org Retrieved 2018 02 23 a b McNary Dave 2018 03 05 Netflix Wins First Feature Documentary Oscar With Icarus Variety Retrieved 2018 03 08 Academy Award Winners 2018 The Complete List Variety March 4 2018 Retrieved February 28 2022 Neglia Matt December 30 2017 The 2017 Austin Film Critics Association AFCA Nominations NextBestPicture Retrieved February 28 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards Winners in 2018 British Academy of Film and Television Arts 8 January 2018 Retrieved February 28 2022 Kilday Gregg January 14 2018 Strong Island Takes Top Cinema Eye Documentary Honors The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved February 28 2022 Donnelly Matt January 11 2018 Strong Island and Jane Top 2018 Cinema Eye Honors TheWrap Retrieved February 28 2022 Let s Make Our Planet Great Again Cinema for Peace Berlin 2018 Cinema for Peace Foundation February 23 2018 Retrieved February 28 2022 Critics Choice Documentary Awards Full Winners List The Hollywood Reporter November 2 2017 Retrieved February 28 2022 Littleton Cynthia January 10 2018 Game of Thrones Handmaid s Tale Marvelous Mrs Maisel Grab Directors Guild Award Nominations Variety Retrieved February 28 2022 Rubin Rebecca September 18 2017 I Tonya to Close 2017 Hamptons Film Festival Variety Retrieved February 28 2022 The Hamptons International Film Festival Announces The Ninth Annual SummerDocs Series PDF Hamptons International Film Festival June 15 2017 Retrieved February 28 2022 IDA Announces First Round of Documentary Awards Nominees International Documentary Association October 16 2017 Retrieved February 28 2022 Giardina Carolyn January 22 2018 MPSE Golden Reel Awards Baby Driver Dunkirk Among Sound Editors Nominees The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved February 28 2022 Icarus Television Academy Retrieved February 28 2022 2017 Winners International Press Academy Retrieved February 28 2022 Kohn Eric Erbland Kate January 28 2017 Sundance 2017 Award Winners I Don t Feel At Home in This World Anymore Dina and More Pick Up Grand Jury Prizes IndieWire Retrieved February 28 2022 Parfitt Orlando June 5 2017 Icarus wins first ever Sundance London audience award Screen Daily Retrieved February 28 2022 External links editIcarus at IMDb nbsp Icarus on Netflix nbsp Icarus Netflix Media Center Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Icarus 2017 film amp oldid 1206695826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
