Film

When Heroes Lie

A lie bigger than you can imagine

6.8

1h 59m

2012

“A lie bigger than you can imagine”

Synopsis

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

Trailer

Documentary

corruptioncheatingolympian sports teamdopingcover-upsports scandal

Cast & Crew

Esko Aho

as Himself

Arto Halonen

as Himself - Narrator

Paavo M. Petäjä

as Himself

Leila Ketola

as Herself

Suvi Lindén

as Herself

Heikki Laapio

as Himself

Matti Lehesjoki

as Himself

Hannu Itkonen

as Himself

Johanna Aatsalo

as Herself

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