Jessica Watson captured the world's attention when she became the youngest person to sail around the world solo, non-stop and unassisted. Now, her incredible story is hitting the big screen.
abc.net.au/news/jessica-watson-biopic-true-spirit-hits-netflix/101883418In 2010, Jessica Watson became the youngest person to sail around the world solo, non-stop and unassisted.
Now 18, Australian actress Teagan Croft stars as Watson, with Academy Award winner Anna Paquin and Australian actor Josh Lawson playing her parents who come under fire for letting their teenage daughter hit the high seas by herself. Croft's audition was the first director Sarah Spillane watched in her search for a lead. And the filmmaker says she set a "high benchmark" that was never matched.
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