View Date: 8/22/09
This documentary is about a family in which the sons are athletes. Of the three sons, two regularly use steroids, while the third, who is also the filmmaker and the youngest brother, had tried them. The film proceeds to show the a history of performance enhancer use as well as drawing the viewer's eye to the personal side of steroid use. It also tries to show both sides of the story of banning performance enhancers: why they have been banned and why people will risk suspension from their sports to use them.
I thought that this was a decently-made film of a rather journalistic nature. In that I mean that both sides of the story were told. Because of the personal use by the filmmaker as well as the family history, I could have understood if there was a bias, but none were obvious. The personal stories made it more relatable, and seeing other family members' reactions to finding out about the use was particularly enlightening.
10 words or less: Personal stories, yet shows both sides of doping.
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