When Heroes Lie
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.
Year: 2012
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Valofirma Cine Light Rental, Art Films Production
Director: Arto Halonen
Cast: Esko Aho, Arto Halonen, Paavo M. Petäjä, Leila Ketola, Suvi Lindén, Heikki Laapio
Crew: Jouni Kemppainen (Writer), Tapani Rinne (Original Music Composer), Sanna Liinamaa (Editor), Arto Halonen (Writer), Arto Halonen (Director), Arto Halonen (Director of Photography)
Runtime: 119 minutes
Release: Oct 05, 2012
IMDb: 6.81/10 by 18 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Finland
Language: suomi
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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