UStephen Frears, ozoletha impilo yowayengumdlali wamabhayisikili u-Lance Armstrong esikrinini, usevele unomlingisi oyinhloko wayo, umlingisi u-Ben Foster.
UBen Foster Uke walingisa kumafilimu afana nethi "The Messengers", "Pandorum" noma "Here", nakuba cishe indima yempilo yakhe isazovela esandleni sikaStephen Frears odlala lo msubathi odumile.
Le filimu, isihloko sayo esingakaziwa, izoxoxa yonke iminyaka yodumo Lance Armstrong, umdlavuza wakhe wamasende, izinkambo zakhe eziyisikhombisa aziwinile, nokuthi zahoxiswa kanjani kamuva ngemva kokuvuma ukuthi wayedliwe izidakamizwa iminyaka eminingana.
Iskripthi sibhalwe ngu UJohn hodge, umbhali wombhalo ngesikhathi se-"Trainspotting" enkulu futhi uzoqondiswa ngu-Stephean Frears, umqondisi wamafilimu afana ne-"The Queen" noma "High fidelity" futhi ozokhulula maduze umsebenzi wakhe wakamuva "Philomena".
EkaStephen Frears akuyona neze ukuphela kwefilimu esizokwazi ukuyibona maduze ngoLance Armstrong, iSony Pictures Classics maduze izokhipha idokhumentari ekhuluma ngowine i-Tours eyisikhombisa «Amanga ka-Armstrong«I-Warner Bros. ilungiselela enye ifilimu mayelana nomgibeli wamabhayisikili wangaphambili no-Jay Roach njengomqondisi, futhi i-Paramount Pictures ilungiselela enye ifilimu ngesihloko esifanayo, okunamahemuhemu okuba i-protagonist ka-Bradley Cooper.
Imininingwane engaphezulu - Amafilimu akhethelwe i-Venice Film Festival 2013