'The Program' trivia and fun facts

The film is based on Walsh's book "Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong".

he film premiered in 2015 at the Toronto International Film Festival

In an interview with The Guardian, Ben Foster admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision to prepare for the role.

Foster admitted the emotional storyline about the disgraced cyclist took more a toll on him than the physical demands of the role.

Stephen Frears told The Hollywood Reporter that he cast Guillaume Canet - a French actor who barely speaks English, to play Italian doctor Michele Ferrari because he couldn't find an Italian actor who speaks English.