The story of Australian teenager, Jessica Watson, the youngest person ever to sail solo nonstop around the world.The story of Australian teenager, Jessica Watson, the youngest person ever to sail solo nonstop around the world.The story of Australian teenager, Jessica Watson, the youngest person ever to sail solo nonstop around the world.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
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Did you know
- TriviaJessica Watson was allowed to keep the replica of her boat used for filming after production had completed.
- GoofsIn the movie in rough weather Jessica is seen strapped to the bunk . Yachts do not use this system, they all use lee cloths . Which you see on the real boat at the end of the movie with real footage from the boat . Hint its red.
- Quotes
Jessica Watson: There's strength in being yourself. You know, I think... that's as hard as climbing any mountain. You know, I think there's bravery in admitting that you're not okay.
- SoundtracksWalking on a Dream
Written by Luke Steele, Jonathan Sloan and Nick Littlemore (as Nicholas Littlemore)
Performed by Empire of the Sun
Courtesy of EMI Music Australia Pty Ltd/Astralwerks
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
Jessica Watson (Teagan Croft) is a 16 year old Australian girl planning to sail solo around the globe. Her mentor Ben Bryant (Cliff Curtis) has a troubled past. Her supportive parents (Josh Lawson, Anna Paquin) raised her on the waters. Her dad does have concerns while they face disbelieve and questioning from the outside world.
This is a generally solid inspirational film. Teagan Croft is cute and energetic. Cliff Curtis is the solid veteran actor. Lawson is a character actor and it's funny that I probably know him best from Mortal Kombat. It's great to have Anna Paquin as the mom. She herself won the Oscar when she was twelve. It's all very nice and very safe. The safe part is a bit of a problem. I'm never concerned about her journey except for a small moment during the climatic storm. The movie needs to build more danger into the movie. It needs to start with Bryant's unfortunate sailing incident. It also needs to recount one or two sailors who died during their attempts. It needs to push the danger more. Instead, they leave it to the slimy news guy and the danger disippates. All in all, this is very inspirational and very standard.
This is a generally solid inspirational film. Teagan Croft is cute and energetic. Cliff Curtis is the solid veteran actor. Lawson is a character actor and it's funny that I probably know him best from Mortal Kombat. It's great to have Anna Paquin as the mom. She herself won the Oscar when she was twelve. It's all very nice and very safe. The safe part is a bit of a problem. I'm never concerned about her journey except for a small moment during the climatic storm. The movie needs to build more danger into the movie. It needs to start with Bryant's unfortunate sailing incident. It also needs to recount one or two sailors who died during their attempts. It needs to push the danger more. Instead, they leave it to the slimy news guy and the danger disippates. All in all, this is very inspirational and very standard.
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- Feb 5, 2023
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- True Spirit: Hải Trình Của Jessica
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- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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