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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Esko Aho as Himself
Arto Halonen as Himself - Narrator
Paavo M. Petäjä as Himself
Leila Ketola as Herself
Suvi Lindén as Herself
Heikki Laapio as Himself
Matti Lehesjoki as Himself
Hannu Itkonen as Himself
Top Crew
Arto Halonen · Director, Writer
Kevin Frazier · Writer
Jouni Kemppainen · Writer
Tapani Rinne · Composer
Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen · Cinematographer
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