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Breaking the Limits

2017 · 110 min

A gritty, emotionally charged climb from addiction's depths to athletic triumph, anchored by a raw central performance.

Genres
Drama, History
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.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • redemption
  • survival
  • grief
  • ambition
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Łukasz Palkowski
Written by
Agatha Dominik, Maciej Karpiński
Starring
Jakub Gierszał, Kamila Kamińska, Anna Próchniak, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Janusz Gajos, Artur Żmijewski, Magdalena Cielecka, Adam Woronowicz
Music
Bartosz Chajdecki
Cinematography
Piotr Sobociński Jr.
Runtime
110 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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