“The Armstrong Lie,” Alex Gibney‘s documentary about disgraced bicycle racer Lance Armstrong, is among more than 100 films added to the lineup of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF organizers announced on Tuesday.
Gibney’s film, which will be released by Sony Pictures Classics, was originally envisioned as a chronicle of Armstrong’s attempt to come out of retirement and win his eighth Tour de France in 2010. The filmmaker's approach changed dramatically when Armstrong admitted to doping, with a resulting title change from “The Road Back” to “The Armstrong Lie.”
The Oscar-winning Gibney has screened many of his recent films, including “Mea Maxima Culpa,””Client 9” and “The Last Gladiators,” at TIFF.