Breaking the Limits

Breaking the Limits

2017 · 110 min · ★ 7.6 · Drama, History

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.

Directed by Łukasz Palkowski · Written by Agatha Dominik

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