Breaking the Limits

This article is about Polish biographical film. For the German adventure documentary, see Breaking the Limit. For other uses, see Limit (disambiguation).

Breaking the Limits (Polish: Najlepszy) is a 2017 Polish biographical film directed by Łukasz Palkowski about the life of Jerzy Górski [pl]. The film stars Jakub Gierszał as Górski.

Breaking the Limits
Theatrical release poster
Polish	Najlepszy
Directed by	Łukasz Palkowski
Written by	Agatha Dominik Maciej Karpiński
Produced by	Krzysztof Szpetmański
Starring	Jakub Gierszał
Cinematography	Piotr Sobociński Jr.
Edited by	Jarosław Barzan
Music by	Bartosz Chajdecki
Production companies	Iron Films Polsat Odra-Film Lutetia Cavatina Studio Monternia.pl
Distributed by	Mówi Serwis
Release dates	21 September 2017 (2017-09-21) (Gdynia Film Festival) 17 November 2017 (2017-11-17) (Poland)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Poland
Language	Polish
Box office	$4 241 561[1]

Plot

The film follows Górski, beginning with the onset of his addiction to drugs. After the mother of his daughter dies of an overdose, Górski begins an intensive training regime and eventually becomes an Ironman Triathlon champion.

Cast

• Jakub Gierszał as Jerzy Górski
• Kamila Kamińska [pl] 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.