BREAKING THE LIMITS

BREAKING THE LIMITS (NAJLEPSZY), 2017

Poland|DCP, Color, 108' |Polish
Director: Lukasz Palkowski
Cast: Jakub Gierszal, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Janusz Gajos

Breaking The Limits focuses on the Polish athlete Jerzy Górski and his life filled with years of drug addiction followed by his move into sports and finally his decision to compete for Ironman. As the film depicts Górski’s story, it also drops hints about life in the socialist Poland in the 1970s and 80s. Based on a true but mostly unknown life story of Jerzy Górski, the film shows how the athlete is both a hero and his own worst enemy