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.
Acting
Gierszał's physical transformation is genuinely disturbing then triumphant.
Direction
Palkowski refuses to sanitize addiction's ugliness.
Practical Effects
1980s Poland recreated with depressing authenticity.
Director
Łukasz Palkowski
Jakub Gierszał
Jerzy Górski
Kamila Kamińska
Ewa Meller
Anna Próchniak
Grażyna
Arkadiusz Jakubik
kierownik basenu
Janusz Gajos
Marek Kotański
Artur Żmijewski
ojciec Jerzego
Magdalena Cielecka
matka Jerzego
Adam Woronowicz
ojciec Grażyny
Szymon Piotr Warszawski
Paweł
Mateusz Kościukiewicz
Andrzej
Tomasz Kot
Okoń
Delfina Wilkońska
Halina
Jakub Zając
Krzysiek
Zbigniew Paterak
Wolski
Małgorzata Klara
pielęgniarka "suka"
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Monar center depicted was Poland's first addiction treatment community, operating underground during martial law.
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