The Limit is Just Me

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The Limit is Just Me (2022)
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German Das Limit bin nur ich
Directed byMarkus Weinberg
Steffi Rostoski [1]
Written byMarkus Weinberg
Produced byDorit Jeßner, Uwe Nadler [2]
CinematographyHans Bauer, Uwe Nadler, Armin Riedel, Daniel Rintz, Markus Weinberg [2]
Edited byJavier Sobremazas [2]
Music byDan Riley
Production
company
Ravir Film
Distributed byRise And Shine
Release dates
[3]
Running time
105 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages German
English
Spanish [4]
Jonas Deichmann on frozen Lake Baikal, during his record-braking world's longest triathlon Jonas Deichmann in the snow.jpg
Jonas Deichmann on frozen Lake Baikal, during his record-braking world’s longest triathlon

The Limit is Just Me (German : Das Limit bin nur ich) is a 2022 German documentary film by Markus Weinberg and Steffi Rostoski. There is also a bestseller book by the same name.

Contents

The film follows adventurer and multiple world record holder Jonas Deichmann as he completes the longest triathlon of all time. The around-the-world journey took to 18 countries in 14 months. It started in Munich and finished in Munich, [5] after a combined 460 kilometers of swimming, 21000 kilometers of cycling, and 5000 kilometers of running. [6] The journey happens during the height of COVID-19 pandemic which presents a list of challenges. [7] [8]

Release and reception

The movie premiered at the DOK.fest München  [ de ] on 8 May 2022 [9] and was subsequently released in German cinemas starting on 19 May 2022. [10] [11] It was shown during various film festivals in Munich, Buenos Aires, Tallinn, Sofia, Warsaw, Pforzheim and elsewhere.

"Das Limit bin nur ich" won "Audience Awards", as one of the 5 documentaries most liked by the audience at the 38th Warsaw International Film Festival [12] and was also nominated for "Free Spirit Prize". [6] The movie also won "The Audience Award" at Buenos Aires Running Film Festival [13] [14] and won "Home Selection" at DOK.fest München  [ de ]. [15]

The movie popularised expression "Jonas effect" – remaining hopeful through the struggles and dark moments. [16] [17]

Name in other regions [18] [19] [2] [20]
RegionName
Flag of Europe.svg Jonas Deichmann - The Limit is Just Me
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonas Deichmann - Breaking the Limit
Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Deichmann - Das Limit bin nur ich
Flag of Poland.svg Jonas Deichmann - Przekraczanie Granic
Flag of Italy.svg Jonas Deichmann - Il nostro limite siamo noi
Flag of Estonia.svg Jonas Deichmann – Piiriks olen üksnes mina

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for Das Limit bin nur ich was made by Dan Riley [21] and is made available on various audio streaming platforms including Spotify, [22] Apple Music, [23] [24] Amazon Music, [25] Deezer, [26] Bandcamp, [27] Boomplay, [28] Hearnow [29] and others.

Book

There is a book by the same name (Das Limit bin nur ich) which covers Jonas triathlon around the world. The book is available since December 2021 and an audiobook version is available since February 2022. The audiobook version is 5h and 30min long. [30]

As of late 2023, the audiobook is a bestseller on Audible [31] and the printed book is an Amazon bestseller in the triathlon category. [32] It is also a Der Spiegel bestseller. [33] [34] [35]

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