Andreas Krieger Heidis Farthest Throw

This short documentary film explores the tragic consequences of doping through the eyes of former East German shot putter Heidi Krieger and is a testament to the perils of doping Krieger was unknowingly subjected at a young age to a statesupported systematic doping campaign that valued medal counts over the wellbeing of athletes In the film Krieger describes the often complicated effects of extensive doping on young athletes and his subsequent long and painful search for gender identity As a man Krieger is now known as Andreas