When Heroes Lie
When Heroes Lie

When Heroes Lie

October 05, 2012 | 119 min

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.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Esko Aho

Naomi Scott

Paavo M. Petäjä

Naomi Scott

Leila Ketola

Naomi Scott

Suvi Lindén

Naomi Scott

Heikki Laapio

Naomi Scott

Matti Lehesjoki

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