Breaking the Limits
Breaking the Limits (Polish: Najlepszy) is a 2017 Polish biographical film directed by Łukasz Palkowski about the life of Jerzy Górski. The film stars Jakub Gierszał as Górski. Film shows how Gorski manage to win the double Iron Man triathlon after years of being drug addict. In this inspirational film we get to know Gorski from the very beginning, at the onset of his addition to drugs. But along with rising action, main character becomes more and more addicted and lose his best friend and soon, a lover. It's during the second half of movie when he decides to change and fight his demons. For his mother, himself, new lover and most important his daughter which was left without mother after his girlfriend died from overdose. However leaving your addiction is much more harder than winning the biggest triathlon...
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| Polish | Najlepszy |
| Directed by | Łukasz Palkowski |
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| Music by | Bartosz Chajdecki |
| Cinematography | Piotr Sobociński Jr. |
| Edited by | Jarosław Barzan |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
Cast
- Jakub Gierszał as Jerzy Górski
- Kamila Kamińska as Ewa Meller
- Anna Próchniak as Grażyna
- Arkadiusz Jakubik as swimming pool manager
- Janusz Gajos as Marek Kotański
- Artur Żmijewski as Jerzy's father
- Magdalena Cielecka as Jerzy's mother
- Adam Woronowicz as Grażyna's father
- Szymon Piotr Warszawski as Paweł
- Mateusz Kościukiewicz as Andrzej
- Tomasz Kot as Okoń
- Delfina Wilkońska as Halina
- Jakub Zając as Krzysiek
- Zbigniew Paterak as Wolski
Awards
The film has won a total of six awards at the 42nd Polish Film Festival in Gdynia.