Breaking the Limits
2017 · Movie · 110 min · ★ 7.6
Inspired by true events, this drama follows a troubled young man in 1980s Poland as he fights drug addiction by throwing himself into intense athletic training. His goal is to rebuild his life and earn a chance to compete in the Ironman Triathlon in the United States.
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Details
- Original title
- Najlepszy
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-11-17
- Language
- PL
- Runtime
- 110 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (104 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy true-story dramas about personal recovery, resilience, and sports-driven motivation, especially if titles like Bogowie or Richard Jewell appeal to you; Not for you if you avoid addiction-focused stories or straightforward biographical dramas.
Pros: inspiring true-story premise; addiction-and-recovery focus; sports comeback energy | Cons: familiar underdog beats; heavy subject matter; narrow biographical scope
Themes
- sports
- biography
Cast & crew
Jakub Gierszał
as Jerzy Górski
Kamila Kamińska
as Ewa Meller
Anna Próchniak
as Grażyna
Arkadiusz Jakubik
as kierownik basenu
Janusz Gajos
as Marek Kotański
Artur Żmijewski
as ojciec Jerzego
Magdalena Cielecka
as matka Jerzego
Adam Woronowicz
as ojciec Grażyny
Szymon Piotr Warszawski
as Paweł
Mateusz Kościukiewicz
as Andrzej
Directed by Łukasz Palkowski