The stellar rise and unstoppable downfall of Lance Armstrong provides Stephen Frears with fertile ground for another unbelievable tale from real life.

Ben Foster leads the pack as Armstrong with Chris O’Dowd portraying David Walsh, who tirelessly worked to prise away the layers of subterfuge and protection surrounding the world class athlete. Frears is well placed to lead an examination into the dark heart buried deep within the maze of lies that leads to one of the greatest scandals in sporting history.

The film is out on the 16th of October, here’s how Cassam Looch and Colin Hart got on at the LFF premiere.

Ben Foster

Chris O’Dowd

Stephen Frears

David Walsh

David Millar

Screenwriter John Hodge

Denis Menochet