When Heroes Lie

When Heroes Lie 2012 Directed by Arto Halonen Sinivalkoinen valhe

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.

Country Finland

Production Country Finland

Language Finnish

Spoken Language Finnish

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies Art Films Production , Valofirma Cine Light Rental

Release Date 5 October 2012

119 mins