The true story of Jean Batten is of a daughter determined to live up to a powerful mother, desperate to leave a mark on the world – and prepared to go to the ends of the earth to do so. This is the story of JEAN.
Minister of Transportation
The production budget was $3.2M.
The runtime is 94 minutes (1h 34m).
The film was directed by Robert Sarkies.
The screenplay was written by Donna Malane and Paula Boock.
Cinematography was handled by Ginny Loane.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt5076518.
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Jean
Released
English
New Zealand
$3,155,000
