When Heroes Lie

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MOVIE

When Heroes Lie

A lie bigger than you can imagine

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.

Original Title

Sinivalkoinen valhe

Release Date

2012-10-05

Year

2012

Duration

1h 59m

Status

Released

Score

6.80

#corruption#cheating#olympian-sports-team#doping#cover-up#sports-scandal

Cast

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Esko Aho

Arto Halonen

Arto Halonen

Himself - Narrator

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Paavo M. Petäjä

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Leila Ketola

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Suvi Lindén

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Heikki Laapio

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Matti Lehesjoki

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Hannu Itkonen

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Johanna Aatsalo

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Kari Väisänen