2015 · drama · biopic · sport
The Program
Directed by Stephen Frears1h 43m2015
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.
Our read: The Program (2015) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded drama · biopic · sport entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / biopic, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
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