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Breaking the Limits

2017 · 110 min · Director: Lukasz Palkowski ★ IMDb 7.4 · 2,638 ratings

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Based on a true story of a drug addict who became a triathlon champion and a winner of Ironman competition.

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Breaking the Limits (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Biography, Sport. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Hope
  • Tension
  • Inspiration

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Hope
Tension
Inspiration
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 28 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeTensionInspiration
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension47 %2 %42 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension51 %4 %46 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension55 %6 %50 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension64 %13 %59 %3 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Tension74 %19 %60 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Sadness76 %23 %53 %13 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Sadness65 %31 %48 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Hope56 %36 %45 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Sadness60 %36 %45 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Hope66 %33 %44 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Sadness73 %31 %45 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Hope70 %49 %40 %45 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Hope69 %65 %31 %63 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Inspiration76 %64 %41 %64 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Sadness80 %60 %55 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Inspiration79 %64 %57 %65 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Hope80 %59 %66 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Tension88 %55 %66 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Inspiration93 %68 %48 %75 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JG
Jakub Gierszal

JG
Jakub Gierszał

Jerzy Górski

KK
Kamila Kaminska

Ewa Meller

AP
Anna Próchniak

Grażyna

Arkadiusz Jakubik

kierownik basenu

AZ
Artur Zmijewski

ojciec Jerzego

MC
Magdalena Cielecka

matka Jerzego

AW
Adam Woronowicz

ojciec Grażyny

SP
Szymon Piotr Warszawski

Paweł

Tomasz Kot

Okoń

DW
Delfina Wilkońska

Halina

JZ
Jakub Zając

Krzysiek

ZP
Zbigniew Paterak

Wolski

MK
Małgorzata Klara

pielęgniarka "suka"

DB
Dariusz Bronowicki

milicjant Marian

WK
Wojciech Krzyżaniak

ksiądz

KO
Krzysztof Ogonek

współwięzień

MH
Mirosław Haniszewski

instruktor tańca

KH
Katarzyna Hołtra

sekretarka z klubu

Details

Directed by
Lukasz Palkowski
Written by
Agatha Dominik, Maciej Karpinski
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
110 min
Country
Poland
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 2,638 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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