When Heroes Lie
2012, Finnish. Directed by Arto Halonen.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Finnish
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- Released
- 5 October 2012
- Original title
- Sinivalkoinen valhe
- Country
- Finland
- Written by
- Kevin Frazier, Jouni Kemppainen, Arto Halonen
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When Heroes Lie runs 119 minutes (1h 59m).
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When Heroes Lie isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 October 2012. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked When Heroes Lie, try Icarus, The Armstrong Lie, At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal.
Who directed When Heroes Lie?
When Heroes Lie (2012) was directed by Arto Halonen and stars Esko Aho, Arto Halonen, Paavo M. Petäjä.