Captain America: Civil War will push the Star Spangled Avenger to his limits - both physically and emotionally. Steve Rogers may be a super soldier, but if he's learned anything over the last 75 years, it's that he can't save everyone.

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That First Avenger revelation doesn't keep him from trying, however, and inaugural Civil War trailer unveiled one of the film's most "powerful" moments (scroll to 1:55)

"He's hanging onto that helicopter for an extremely passionate reason," co-director Joe Russo told Empire. "In stories you'll read where a mother will lift a car off a child. There's something very important happening in that scene and for us it really represented his struggle as a character, one man pitted against a helicopter that's trying to take off. Can he stop it? And what are the limits of his strength? For us, it's one of the most powerful shots in the movie..."

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Is Caps trying to rescue someone or something from the chopper? Between his belief in his strength and his (previously) unwavering faith in the government, Caps had his life figured out. Now that the establishment has let him down, if his strength fails him, will he lose the very person he's spent the last two years trying to save?

Find out when Captain America: Civil War hits theaters on May 6.

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