An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong’s performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.

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Film Cast:

• Lance Armstrong: Ben Foster
• David Walsh: Chris O’Dowd
• Dr. Ferrari: Guillaume Canet
• Floyd Landis: Jesse Plemons
• Bill Stapleton: Lee Pace
• Johan Bruyneel: Denis Ménochet
• Frankie Andreu: Edward Hogg
• Bob Hamman: Dustin Hoffman
• Betsy Andreu: Elaine Cassidy
• Emma O’Reilly: Laura Donnelly
• Sunday Times Editor: Peter Wight
• Charles Pelkey: Nathan Wiley
• John Wilcockson: Chris Larkin
• Rupert Guinness: Mark Little
• Lance’s Doctor: Michael G. Wilson
• Tony: Sid Phoenix
• Rich: Josh O’Connor
• Stephen Swart: Sam Hoare
• Wayne: James Harkness
• Conference Director: Saskia Reeves
• Kristin: Chloe Hayward
• Jeffrey Tillotson: Adam LeFevre
• Richard Faulkner: Brent Langdon
• Tailwind Executive: J.D. Evermore
• Christophe Bassons: Nicolas Robin
• John Lelangue: Julien Vialon
• Young Hospital Doctor: Chiké Okonkwo
• Sunday Times Lawyer: Daniel Stewart
• Race Official: Yves Aubert
• Floyd Landis’ Father: Paul Kelleher
• Jean-Michel Rouet: Philippe Smolikowski
• Alberto Contador: Lucien Guignard
• Travis Tygart: John Schwab
• U.C.I. Official: David Bertrand
• U.S. Sports Journalist: Christy Meyer

Film Crew:

• Producer: Eric Fellner
• Director: Stephen Frears
• Producer: Tim Bevan
• Other: Bradley Porter
• Camera Operator: Danny Cohen
• Original Music Composer: Alex Heffes
• Assistant Costume Designer: Richard Davies
• Makeup Trainee: Siobhán McGrath
• Key Grip: Alex Mott
• First Assistant Director: Barrie McCulloch
• Supervising Sound Editor: Becki Ponting
• Still Photographer: Dean Rogers
• Costume Supervisor: Jérôme Brousseau
• Costume Design: Jane Petrie
• Dialogue Editor: Andy Walker
• Editor: Valerio Bonelli
• Key Hair Stylist: Luke Anthony
• Makeup & Hair: Sue Wyburgh
• Supervising Sound Editor: Ian Wilson
• Production Coordinator: Jennifer Simonnet
• Post Production Supervisor: Tania Blunden
• Key Grip: Thomas Browne
• Art Direction: Jeremy Conway
• Set Decoration: Gabriella Villarreal
• Special Effects Supervisor: Neil Toddy Todd
• Music Supervisor: Karen Elliott
• Production Coordinator: Simon Mills
• Second Assistant Director: Guilhem Malgoire
• Production Design: Alan MacDonald
• Makeup Designer: Felicity Bowring
• Boom Operator: Kate Morath
• Steadicam Operator: Simon Baker
• Still Photographer: Van Redin
• Key Costumer: Stephany Baskin
• Second Assistant Director: Zoe Liang
• Property Master: Alan Bailey
• Gaffer: Andy Long
• Script Supervisor: Susanna Lenton
• Art Direction: Denis Schnegg
• Stunt Coordinator: Gareth Milne
• Costume Supervisor: Sian Evans
• Production Manager: Rozenn Le Pape
• First Assistant Editor: Martina Zamolo
• Music Consultant: Kirsten Lane
• Screenplay: John Hodge
• Book: David Walsh
• Stunt Double: Zack Duhame

Movie Reviews:

• Reno: > What would you choose to do if you get a second chance in your life.
• I think it came at the right time. The recent report says there are lots of athletes around the world from the different sports failed their doping tests. But this story sets around the 15 years ago, which was based on the real sportsperson’s life story. Lance Armstrong, a cyclist from the Texas and his record breaking back to back wins at the ‘The Tour de France’. The film narrates a tale that what he chose to do with the second chance of his life.
• A very interesting biopic, but kind of confusing over what kind of revelation the film is. I mean whether inspiring to fight back the disease, especially what he contributed to the poor and orphan cancer patients, or cheating the game to become a fame. So what I think is it has the both positives and negatives. I liked the balanced screenplay, that is very smart for a controversial person like this.
• It’s like a modern ‘Robinhood’ tale. But here, he’s not stealing from the rich, instead he cheats the game. Those tricks were unbelievable. That’s not the right thing to do, but that’s what he’s good at. Ben Foster was amazing, I’d seen him doing lots of supporting roles, but for this he’s the posterboy. This film is a great example that the lies cannot go on forever, sooner or later the justice will be done. People hate him and so this film. There are others who like him as well, but I’m neutral and people like me has to go through a hard time to rate it.
• 6½/10