THEME EXPLORATION

sports doping

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Kings Ransom
2009 · Peter Berg

Touchdown Mickey

Touchdown Mickey
1932 · Wilfred Jackson

Vive Le Tour
1962 · Louis Malle

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl

Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer

Rocky IV
1985 · Sylvester Stallone

Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —

2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi

Dead Cert
1974 · Tony Richardson

Film For Guitar

Film For Guitar
1966 · Bruce Beresford

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Germany

His documentary 'Athlete A' and narrative work examine systemic abuse and institutional corruption in sports, directly addressing doping culture.

Stephen Frears UK

His film 'The Program' is a direct dramatization of Lance Armstrong's cycling doping scandal and the corruption of competitive sports.