True Spirit

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.

6.963

109 min

Cast

Teagan Croft

as Jessica Watson

Cliff Curtis

as Ben Bryant

Alyla Browne

as Young Jessica

Josh Lawson

as Roger Watson

Anna Paquin

as Julie Watson

Bridget Webb

as Emily Watson

Stacy Clausen

as Tom Watson

Todd Lasance

as Craig Atherton

Josephine Flynn

as Reporter #1

Alice Tate

as Georgina Bauer

Ling Cooper Tang

as Susie the News Presenter

Shanyn Asmar

as Female Politician

Tomoka Tsuyuki

as Japanese News Presenter

Joey Vieira

as American News Presenter

Justin Gerardin

as French News Presenter

Jessica Watson

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Freya Callaghan

as Young Emily

Chris Hillier

as Instructor

Vivien Turner

as Hannah Watson

Nikhil Singh

as Reporter #2

Liam Wallace

as Young Tom

Molly Belle Wright

as Young Hannah

Allie Anderson

as American Female Boxer

Elliott Ng

as Chinese Hipster Man

Pauline Davies

as Older Scottish Woman

Joy Mirembe

as Kenyan Blog Girl

Aarush Amith

as Indian Blog Boy

Stefany Baumann

as Kindy Teacher

Charlotte Marquis

as Kindy Kid

Olivia Marquis

as Kindy Kid

Frances McGrady

as Kindy Kid

Moses McGrady

as Kindy Kid

Bowie Ottersbach Spillane

as Kindy Kid

Charlie Rose Lasance

as Kindy Kid

Eric Williams

as Kindy Kid

James McGrady

as James - TV Weatherman

Luke O'Neill

as Kevin Rudd

Director

Sarah Spillane