The Limit is Just Me explained

The Limit is Just Me
Native Name:
Language:German
Das Limit bin nur ich
Director:Markus Weinberg
Steffi Rostoski [1]
Producer:Dorit Jeßner, Uwe Nadler[2]
Music:Dan Riley
Cinematography:Hans Bauer, Uwe Nadler, Armin Riedel, Daniel Rintz, Markus Weinberg
Editing:Javier Sobremazas
Studio:Ravir Film
Distributor:Rise And Shine
Released:[3]
Runtime:105 minutes
Country:Germany
Language:German
English
Spanish[4]

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.

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 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".[13] The movie also won "The Audience Award" at Buenos Aires Running Film Festival[14] [15] and won "Home Selection" at .[16]

The movie popularised expression "Jonas effect" – remaining hopeful through the struggles and dark moments.[17] [18]

Name in other regions[19] [20] [21]
RegionName
Jonas Deichmann - The Limit is Just Me
Jonas Deichmann - Breaking the Limit
Jonas Deichmann - Das Limit bin nur ich
Jonas Deichmann - Przekraczanie Granic
Jonas Deichmann - Il nostro limite siamo noi
Jonas Deichmann – Piiriks olen üksnes mina

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for Das Limit bin nur ich was made by Dan Riley[22] and is made available on various audio streaming platforms including Spotify,[23] Apple Music,[24] [25] Amazon Music,[26] Deezer,[27] Bandcamp,[28] Boomplay,[29] Hearnow[30] 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.[31]

As of late 2023, the audiobook is a bestseller on Audible[32] and the printed book is an Amazon bestseller in the triathlon category.[33] It is also a Der Spiegel bestseller.[34] [35] [36]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jonas deichmann – the limit is just me (2022) . mymovies.it . 2022-09-24 . it . 2023-10-22 . 2023-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022122306/https://www.mymovies.it/ondemand/biopicfest/movie/12395-jonas-deichmann---the-limit-is-just-me/ . live .
  2. Web site: Jonas Deichmann – piiriks olen üksnes mina . KUMU DOC . 2022-10-05 . et . 2023-10-22 . 2023-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022122307/https://kumu.poff.ee/film/jonas-deichmann-piiriks-olen-ksnes-mina/ . live .
  3. Web site: Das Limit bin nur ich (2022) . IMDb . 2023-10-22 . 2023-10-22 . 2023-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231020091657/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16986722/releaseinfo/ . live .
  4. Web site: DOK.fest Selection: Jonas Deichmann – Jonas Deichmann – Das Limit Bin Nur Ich . DOK.fest München . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231020093649/https://www.dokfest-muenchen.de/films/dok-fest-home-selection-jonas-deichmann-das-limit-bin-nur-ich?lang=en . live .
  5. Web site: Jonas Deichmann . Das Limit bin nur ich: Stadt Pforzheim . 2022-08-18 . de . 2023-10-22 . 2023-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022140553/https://www.pforzheim.de/veranstaltungen/ansicht-veranstaltungen/event/d/s/eventDetail/2022-08-18_1845/jonas-deichmann-das-limit-bin-nur-ich.html . live .
  6. Web site: Three adrenaline-filled films in the program "Extreme" of the 27th Sofia International Film Festival . . 2023-10-22.
  7. Web site: Jonas Deichmann - Piire Ületades . . 2022-10-05 . et . 2023-10-22 . 2023-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022120902/https://etv2.err.ee/1609108073/jonas-deichmann-piire-uletades . live .
  8. Web site: Kumu Documentary: Jonas Deichmann – The Limit Is Just Me . Kumu kunstimuuseum . 2022-09-09 . 2023-10-22 . 2022-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129000309/https://kumu.ekm.ee/en/syndmus/kumu-documentary-jonas-deichmann-the-limit-is-just-me/ . live .
  9. Web site: Home Selection: Jonas Deichmann – Das Limit Bin Nur Ich. DOK.fest München. 2023-10-22. 2023-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20231022114436/https://www.dokfest-muenchen.de/films/dok-fest-home-selection-jonas-deichmann-das-limit-bin-nur-ich?lang=en. live.
  10. Web site: Jonas Deichmann – Das Limit bin nur ich – Rise And Shine Cinema . Rise And Shine Cinema – der Verleih für hochwertige Dokumentarfilme . 2020-08-26 . de . 2023-12-08. 8 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208105633/https://riseandshine-cinema.de/portfolio/jonas-deichmann-das-limit-bin-nur-ich/.
  11. Web site: Presseheft: Das Limit Bin Nur Ich . 2023-10-22 . 2023-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208201141/https://riseandshine-cinema.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/JONAS-DEICHMANN-PRESSEHEFT.pdf . live .
  12. Web site: Azad . Navid Nikkhah . Winners for 2022 Warsaw International Film Festival unveiled . DEED . 2022-10-22 . 2023-10-22 . 2023-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022124245/https://www.deed.news/2022/10/22/news/film-festivals/winners-for-2022-warsaw-international-film-festival-unveiled/8439/ . live .
  13. Web site: Three adrenaline-filled films in the program "Extreme" of the 27th Sofia International Film Festival . . 2023-10-22.
  14. Web site: German Films, Festival Highlights 2023: Berlin · Rotterdam · Sundance · Tallinn · Warsaw . 2023-10-22 . 2023-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022112710/https://www.german-films.de/fileadmin/mediapool/IMAGES/Sondersendungen/Berlinale_2023/Berlinale_Showreel_Flyer_2023_web.pdf . live .
  15. Web site: Festivales de cine imperdibles para disfrutar en la Ciudad . Buenos Aires Ciudad . 2022-11-02 . es . 2023-10-22 . 2023-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022113232/https://buenosaires.gob.ar/cultura/impulso-cultural/noticias/festivales-de-cine-imperdibles-para-disfrutar-en-la-ciudad . live .
  16. Web site: Home Selection: Jonas Deichmann – Das Limit Bin Nur Ich . DOK.fest München . 2023-10-22 . 2023-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022114436/https://www.dokfest-muenchen.de/films/dok-fest-home-selection-jonas-deichmann-das-limit-bin-nur-ich?lang=en . live .
  17. Web site: Lüdke . Bengt . Dokumentarfilm beleuchtet die Geschichte hinter Jonas Deichmanns Triathlon rund um die Welt . Triathlon Magazine . 2022-03-13 . de . 2023-12-13.
  18. Web site: GmbH . HCS Content . Multivisionsshow: Extremsportler kommt nach Hof . Frankenpost . 2023-03-17 . de . 2023-12-13. 13 December 2023 . https://archive.today/20231213151922/https://www.frankenpost.de/inhalt.jonas-deichmann-extremsportler-kommt-nach-hof.43f2b619-b534-485a-9916-5d252da6c8ca.html.
  19. Web site: Also known as: Das Limit bin nur ich (2022) . IMDb . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231020091657/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16986722/releaseinfo/#akas . live .
  20. Web site: Jonas Deichmann: The Limit is Just Me (2022) . MUBI . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231020095131/https://mubi.com/en/us/films/jonas-deichmann-the-limit-is-just-me . live .
  21. Web site: Breaking the Limit . PlayPilot . 2023-12-07 . 2023-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207184236/https://www.playpilot.com/global/movie/jonas-deichmann-das-limit-2022/ . live .
  22. Web site: DOK.fest Selection: Jonas Deichmann – Das Limit Bin Nur Ich . DOK.fest München . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231020093649/https://www.dokfest-muenchen.de/films/dok-fest-home-selection-jonas-deichmann-das-limit-bin-nur-ich?lang=en . live .
  23. Web site: Jonas Deichmann: Das Limit bin nur ich (Original Soundtrack) . Spotify . 2022-05-08 . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018153016/https://open.spotify.com/album/7kxW5Q8yw7MzXaErBGrn3f . live .
  24. Web site: Jonas Deichmann: Das Limit bin nur ich (Original Soundtrack) by Dan Riley . Apple Music - Web Player . 2022-05-08 . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018154232/https://music.apple.com/us/album/jonas-deichmann-das-limit-bin-nur-ich-original-soundtrack/1631659863 . live .
  25. Web site: Dan Riley on Apple Music: Das Limit bin nur ich (Original Soundtrack) . Apple Music - Web Player . 2018-01-02 . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018153618/https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dan-riley/660657034 . live .
  26. Web site: Amazon Music album – Das Limit bin nur ich . music.amazon.com . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018152924/https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0B4DHJ859 . live .
  27. Web site: Deezer: Das Limit bin nur ich . Deezer . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018153002/https://www.deezer.com/us/album/328629557 . live .
  28. Web site: Riley . Dan . Jonas Deichmann: Das Limit bin nur ich (Original Soundtrack) . Dan Riley . 2022-05-08 . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018153020/https://danrileysounds.bandcamp.com/album/jonas-deichmann-das-limit-bin-nur-ich . live .
  29. Web site: Dan Riley album songs: Jonas Deichmann: Das Limit bin nur ich (Original Soundtrack) . Boomplay Music - WebPlayer . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022122313/https://www.boomplay.com/albums/48877555 . live .
  30. Web site: Jonas Deichmann: Das Limit bin nur ich (Original Soundtrack) . HearNow . 2023-10-20 . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018153037/https://danrileysounds.hearnow.com/jonas-deichmann-das-limit-bin-nur-ich-original-soundtrack . live .
  31. Web site: Deichmann . Jonas . Das Limit bin nur ich . BookBeat . 2022-02-16 . sv . 2023-10-22 . 2023-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022140651/https://www.bookbeat.se/bok/das-limit-bin-nur-ich-657436 . live .
  32. Web site: Jonas Deichmann – Audio Books, Best Sellers, Author Bio . Audible.com . 2023-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20231022141805/https://www.audible.com/author/Jonas-Deichmann/B0893TDZKK. 2023-10-22.
  33. Web site: Amazon – Das Limit bin nur ich . Amazon.de . 2023-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20231022130545/https://www.amazon.de/Das-Limit-bin-nur-ich/dp/3846408018. 2023-10-22.
  34. Web site: Buchreport . Buchreport . de . 2023-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20231022131826/https://www.buchreport.de/bestseller/buch/isbn/9783846408018.htm/. 2023-10-22.
  35. Web site: Deichmann . Jonas . Das Limit bin nur ich: Wie ich als erster Mensch die Welt im Triathlon umrundete . LovelyBooks . 2021-11-30 . de . 2023-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022132604/https://www.lovelybooks.de/autor/Jonas-Deichmann/Das-Limit-bin-nur-ich-2703658993-w/ . 2023-10-22.
  36. Web site: Englert . Harald . Exklusiv Interview mit Jonas Deichmann . Rennrad-News . 2023-06-29 . de . 2023-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20231022132659/https://www.rennrad-news.de/news/exklusiv-interview-mit-jonas-deichmann/. 2023-10-22.