When Heroes Lie

When Heroes Lie

A lie bigger than you can imagine

2012 fi 119 minutes

Rating: 6.816

Plot

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.

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Cast

Esko Aho

Esko Aho

Himself

Arto Halonen

Arto Halonen

Himself - Narrator

Paavo M. Petäjä

Paavo M. Petäjä

Himself

Leila Ketola

Leila Ketola

Herself

Suvi Lindén

Suvi Lindén

Herself

Heikki Laapio

Heikki Laapio

Himself

Matti Lehesjoki

Matti Lehesjoki

Himself

Hannu Itkonen

Hannu Itkonen

Himself

Johanna Aatsalo

Johanna Aatsalo

Herself

Kari Väisänen

Kari Väisänen

Himself

Inggard Lereim

Inggard Lereim

Himself

Antti Leppävuori

Antti Leppävuori

Himself

Tapio Videman

Tapio Videman

Himself

Timo Huovinen

Timo Huovinen

Himself

Sandro Donati

Sandro Donati

Himself

Björn Ekblom

Björn Ekblom

Himself (voice)

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