When Heroes Lie (2012)

A lie bigger than you can imagine

Directed by Arto Halonen1h 59mDocumentary

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
Country
FI
Language
Finnish
Release date
5 October 2012
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6.8 (19)
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Esko Aho
Himself
Arto Halonen
Arto Halonen
Himself - Narrator
P
Paavo M. Petäjä
Himself
L
Leila Ketola
Herself
S
Suvi Lindén
Herself
H
Heikki Laapio
Himself
M
Matti Lehesjoki
Himself
H
Hannu Itkonen
Himself
J
Johanna Aatsalo
Herself
K
Kari Väisänen
Himself
I
Inggard Lereim
Himself
A
Antti Leppävuori
Himself
T
Tapio Videman
Himself
T
Timo Huovinen
Himself
S
Sandro Donati
Himself
B
Björn Ekblom
Himself (voice)

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