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Breaking the Limits

Breaking the Limits

20177.51h 50m

Overview

Based on true events. In 1980s Poland, Jerzy Górski is a young man who finds the determination to struggle against his drug addiction through athletic training, with the aim of competing in the US Ironman Triathlon.

Directed by Łukasz Palkowski
Written by Agatha Dominik, Maciej Karpiński
Produced by Leszek Starzyński, Krzysztof Szpetmański
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Top Cast

Jakub Gierszał

Jakub Gierszał

Jerzy Górski

Kamila Kamińska

Kamila Kamińska

Ewa Meller

Anna Próchniak

Anna Próchniak

Grażyna

Arkadiusz Jakubik

Arkadiusz Jakubik

kierownik basenu

Janusz Gajos

Janusz Gajos

Marek Kotański

Artur Żmijewski

Artur Żmijewski

ojciec Jerzego

Magdalena Cielecka

Magdalena Cielecka

matka Jerzego

Adam Woronowicz

Adam Woronowicz

ojciec Grażyny

Szymon Piotr Warszawski

Szymon Piotr Warszawski

Paweł

Mateusz Kościukiewicz

Mateusz Kościukiewicz

Andrzej

Themes & Keywords

sportsbiography

About Breaking the Limits

Breaking the Limits is a drama, history film released in 2017 exploring themes of sports, biography. Directed by Łukasz Palkowski, it stars Jakub Gierszał, Kamila Kamińska, Anna Próchniak. Based on true events. In 1980s Poland, Jerzy Górski is a young man who finds the determination to struggle against his drug addiction through athletic training, with the aim of competing in the US Ironman Triathlon.

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