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True Spirit

True Spirit

20237.01h 49m

Overview

When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben Bryant and her parents, Jessica is determined to accomplish what was thought to be impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean over the course of 210 days.

Directed by Sarah Spillane
Written by Rebecca Banner, Cathy Randall, Sarah Spillane
Produced by Susan Cartsonis, Debra Martin Chase, Andrew Fraser
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Top Cast

Teagan Croft

Teagan Croft

Jessica Watson

Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Ben Bryant

Alyla Browne

Alyla Browne

Young Jessica

Josh Lawson

Josh Lawson

Roger Watson

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Julie Watson

Bridget Webb

Bridget Webb

Emily Watson

Stacy Clausen

Stacy Clausen

Tom Watson

Todd Lasance

Todd Lasance

Craig Atherton

Josephine Flynn

Josephine Flynn

Reporter #1

Alice Tate

Alice Tate

Georgina Bauer

Themes & Keywords

sailing tripbased on true story

About True Spirit

True Spirit is a adventure, drama, history film released in 2023 exploring themes of sailing trip, based on true story. Directed by Sarah Spillane, it stars Teagan Croft, Cliff Curtis, Alyla Browne. When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben Bryant and her parents, Jessica is determined to accomplish what was thought to be impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean over the course of 210 days.

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