This time, it\u2019s the real-life Australian teenager Jessica Watson, a sailor who attempted to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n Titans<\/span><\/a>\u2018 Teagan Croft stars as Watson in the new biopic, which follows\u00a0all the ups and downs of her journey, including some horrendously rough seas, as well as plenty of other challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n Other cast members include Cliff Curtis (<\/span>Avatar: The Way of Water<\/span><\/a>), Josh Lawson (<\/span>Bombshell<\/span><\/a>) and Anna Paquin (<\/span>X-Men<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about the real-life inspiration behind True Spirit on Netflix<\/a>.<\/p> It is. True Spirit is based on the real-life story of Jessica Watson, as was previously covered in the documentary film 210 Days \u2013 Around the World with Jessica Watson.<\/p>\n That documentary was filmed by Watson herself, narrated by Sir Richard Branson and originally aired on Network 10 in Australia.<\/p>\n Watson also wrote a book about her experiences<\/a>, which will be published later this year and is also called True Spirit.<\/p>\n Talking about what it was like seeing her life recreated on screen, author Watson told Comingsoon.net<\/a>: \u201cOh, it\u2019s so strange. You have no idea how weird it was.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued: \u201cI think it really hit home when I came to the studios in pre-production and there were walls and walls of rooms covered in inspiration of my life. And I\u2019m like, \u2018This is a bit weird and almost a little bit creepy.’\u201d<\/p>\n Jessica Watson, whose story is told in the Netflix film True Spirit, is an Australian sailor<\/a> who was born in 1993 in Queensland and currently lives in Melbourne.<\/p>\n She became world famous across 2009 and 2010 when she attempted a journey to become the youngest person ever to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world, at the age of just 16.<\/p>\n It took her 210 days on a 33-foot vessel, with her journey starting on 18th October 2009 and returning to Sydney on 15th May 2010.<\/p>\n Along her journey, Watson endured gale force winds, rocky seas and months of solitude, while also surviving seven knockdowns.<\/p>\n She completed her circumnavigation, but her record of being the youngest sailor to do so is unofficial<\/a>, due to discrepancies surrounding the exact distance she travelled in nautical miles.<\/p>\n She went on to be awarded the Order of Australia Medal<\/a>.<\/p> True Spirit: Is the Netflix movie a true story?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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