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La Jeune Fille et la Mer

Original title: True Spirit
  • 2023
  • 7
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
12K
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La Jeune Fille et la Mer (2023)
The story of Australian teenager, Jessica Watson, the youngest person ever to sail solo, non-stop around the world.
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The story of Australian teenager, Jessica Watson, who was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2012, for being a role model for young Australians.The story of Australian teenager, Jessica Watson, who was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2012, for being a role model for young Australians.The story of Australian teenager, Jessica Watson, who was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2012, for being a role model for young Australians.

  • Director
    • Sarah Spillane
  • Writers
    • Sarah Spillane
    • Rebecca Banner
    • Cathy Randall
  • Stars
    • Alyla Browne
    • Teagan Croft
    • Cliff Curtis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sarah Spillane
    • Writers
      • Sarah Spillane
      • Rebecca Banner
      • Cathy Randall
    • Stars
      • Alyla Browne
      • Teagan Croft
      • Cliff Curtis
    • 70User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Alyla Browne
    Alyla Browne
    • Young Jessica
    Teagan Croft
    Teagan Croft
    • Jessica Watson
    Cliff Curtis
    Cliff Curtis
    • Ben Bryant
    Josh Lawson
    Josh Lawson
    • Roger Watson
    Anna Paquin
    Anna Paquin
    • Julie Watson
    Bridget Webb
    • Emily Watson
    Vivien Turner
    Vivien Turner
    • Hannah Watson
    Stacy Clausen
    Stacy Clausen
    • Tom Watson
    Freya Callaghan
    Freya Callaghan
    • Young Emily
    Chris Hillier
    Chris Hillier
    • Instructor
    Todd Lasance
    Todd Lasance
    • Craig Atherton
    Josephine Flynn
    Josephine Flynn
    • Reporter #1
    Nikhil Singh
    • Reporter #2
    Alice Tate
    • Georgina Bauer
    • (as Alice Haig)
    Ling Cooper Tang
    Ling Cooper Tang
    • Susie the News Presenter
    Shanyn Asmar
    Shanyn Asmar
    • Female Politician
    Liam Wallace
    Liam Wallace
    • Young Tom
    Molly Belle Wright
    Molly Belle Wright
    • Young Hannah
    • Director
      • Sarah Spillane
    • Writers
      • Sarah Spillane
      • Rebecca Banner
      • Cathy Randall
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews70

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    5ricardopinelli07

    Nice story, good book, poor movie

    The adventure is amazing, the book is a 7/10 (read it last year) and the movie is very disappointing.

    As said, the main actress was more concerned with looking pretty and smiling, the music was awful, the soap opera vibe was everywhere, there was almost no real tension with all the situation...

    Some parts are not in the book, were created to romanticize some scenes.

    The best part of the movie is the ending with some real scenes of Jess arriving home.

    Overall, I feel that the adventure itself was not explored as it should be. The loneliness, the sailing, the danger, her routine...

    It was more like a teenager "you can do what you want" movie than an adventure movie.
    9TheDome81

    Wow! Inspiring film from down under!

    Just finished watching this excellent movie. It's based on a true story, so there won't be any spoilers here. It's the story of Jessica Watsonl who's always dreamed of sailing around the world by herself. She's on a quest to be the younger person to do so.

    As you'd expect, she certainly has her share of obstacles. But she shows the true grit needed to complete such an adventure. The film goes from her at sea, to flashbacks of her growing up and all the things that led to this amazing adventure.

    I thought the acting was absolutely spot on. The photography and special effects were tremendous as well. And it's full of breathtaking action scenes that make you feel you're on board with her. There's one absolutely gorgeous scene when she's caught in a dead-air zone. She stares at the night sky just full of stars with the David Bowie's "Star Man" quietly playing. It's quite haunting.

    If you're looking for a great film the whole family will enjoy, don't miss this one! But be sure to have some tissues handy. There are a couple of emotional scenes where even this jaded film reviewer puddled up a bit.
    6davepoole-82655

    Shocking Music

    The true story is remarkable, awe inspiring to think a 16 year old would want to sail solo around the globe let alone have enough about them to actually do it.

    Unfortunately the film goes down the sickly route. Ridiculous cringe worthy moments that really didn't need to be added. The story didn't need it, but the Director couldn't help themselves. At its worst it was like a soap opera episode and the music Director shouldn't be allowed anywhere near music, shocking is too polite a word for that.

    Also some of the extra characters were so cliche as to be almost rude. They literally put an African lady dancing when she was watching on video, only surprised the Scottish woman wasn't pissed.

    Anyway after all that the acting by the lead characters was fine and the story itself is so amazing it was still enjoyable. Just could have been so much better if handled with a bit more sophistication.

    I'm going to find the book and read that.
    8destiny_west

    Fascinating Story.

    I get that the budget for this film was obviously not huge and you can clearly see that in the CGI and in some of the acting. But I feel that the story is so strong and interesting that it overrides all those factors and makes it a film worth watching.

    I was fascinated from beginning to end.

    Teagan Croft as Jessica Watson was no doubt the best performer in the whole film. She even out shone Anna Paquin who was very flat in this film. She felt very out of place and didn't seem to give it any ounce of energy.

    If you can focus on the story and put everything else aside, this is a very enjoyable film.
    7SnoopyStyle

    solid inspirational film

    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.

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    • Trivia
      Jessica Watson was allowed to keep the replica of her boat used for filming after production had completed.
    • Goofs
      In 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.

    • Soundtracks
      Walking 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

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    • Release date
      • February 3, 2023 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Espíritu libre
    • Filming locations
      • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Resonate Entertainment
      • Martin Chase Productions
      • Sunstar Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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