Review of Icarus (2017) by Adrian W — 09 Oct 2017

Great documentary about the Russian doping scandal. Always feel the drama is a little over played but good nevertheless.

This review of Icarus (2017) was written by Adrian W on 09 Oct 2017.

Icarus has generally received very positive reviews.

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By John T (2,122) on 20 Feb 2018

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