From Academy Award® nominated director Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena) comes the true story about the meteoric rise and fall of one of the most celebrated and controversial men in recent sports history, Lance Armstrong.
When Armstrong fought back from life-threatening cancer to win the 1999 Tour de France, it seemed almost too good to be true. It was. Journalist David Walsh was one of a small group who was prepared to raise awkward questions about Armstrong’s seemingly superhuman feats. And so began a 13-year battle to reveal the truth that finally ended in October 2012, when the cyclist was stripped of his seven Tour victories for using performance enhancing drugs, and banned from the sport for life.
From Academy Award® nominated director Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena) comes the true story about the meteoric rise and fall of one of the most celebrated and controversial men in recent sports history, Lance Armstrong.
When Armstrong fought back from life-threatening cancer to win the 1999 Tour de France, it seemed almost too good to be true. It was. Journalist David Walsh was one of a small group who was prepared to raise awkward questions about Armstrong’s seemingly superhuman feats. And so began a 13-year battle to reveal the truth that finally ended in October 2012, when the cyclist was stripped of his seven Tour victories for using performance enhancing drugs, and banned from the sport for life.
Based on the award winning book Seven Deadly Sins by David Walsh, and featuring a stellar cast including Ben Foster, Chris O’Dowd, Dustin Hoffman and Jesse Plemons, this tense thriller looks at how one of the greatest deceptions in the modern era was uncovered, and how a few brave people fought to save a sport they loved from corruption.
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