“In 2005 Congress spent 151 days in session. They spent 8 of those days debating steroids in sports. That’s more time then they spent on national healthcare, why the levees broke in New Orleans and more than ending the war in Iraq. Apparently Congress takes this national pastime pretty seriously. – Christopher Bell, director of Bigger, Faster, Stronger
From the producers of Bowling For Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 comes a new film that unflinchingly explores our win-at-all-cost culture through the lens of a personal and funny journey. Join Christopher Bell on his funny but emotional journey to find the truth behind performance enhancing “drugs” and the motivation for so many players to use them in their quest to be the best.
Synopsis
In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. We reward speed, size and above all else: winning – at sport, at business and at war. Metaphorically we are a nation on steroids. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs?
From the producers of Bowling For Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 comes a new film that unflinchingly explores our win-at-all-cost culture through the lens of a personal journey. Blending comedy and pathos, BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER* is a collision of pop culture, animated sequences and first-person narrative, with a diverse cast including US Congressmen, professional athletes, medical experts and everyday gym rats.
At its heart, this is the story of director Christopher Bell and his two brothers, who grew up idolizing muscular giants like Hulk Hogan, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and who went on to become members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream. When you discover that your heroes have all broken the rules, do you follow the rules, or do you follow your heroes?
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