When Heroes Lie (2012)
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.
Director: Arto Halonen
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Esko Aho as Himself |
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Arto Halonen as Himself - Narrator |
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Paavo M. Petäjä as Himself |
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Leila Ketola as Herself |
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Suvi Lindén as Herself |
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Heikki Laapio as Himself |
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Matti Lehesjoki as Himself |
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Hannu Itkonen as Himself |
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Johanna Aatsalo as Herself |
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Kari Väisänen as Himself |
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Inggard Lereim as Himself |
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Antti Leppävuori as Himself |
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Tapio Videman as Himself |
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Timo Huovinen as Himself |
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Sandro Donati as Himself |
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Björn Ekblom as Himself (voice) |
| Editing | Sanna Liinamaa | Editor |
| Writing | Kevin Frazier | Writer |
| Editing | Antti Tuomikoski | Editor |
| Camera | Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Tapani Rinne | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jouni Kemppainen | Writer |
| Camera | Arto Halonen | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Arto Halonen | Director |
| Writing | Arto Halonen | Writer |