The Sapphires

About The Sapphires

It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship, and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as singing group The Sapphires.

The Sapphires is a 2012 comedy film directed by Wayne Blair. The film is filed under vietnam war, australian aboriginal, girl group, and soul music.

Chris O'Dowd takes the lead as Dave Lovelace, Deborah Mailman as Gail, Jessica Mauboy as Julie, and Shari Sebbens as Kay. It runs 103 minutes and was released in August 2012.

The screenplay is by Keith Thompson and Tony Briggs. Produced by Goalpost Pictures. It is adapted from real events. In the United States it streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.

Rocketman, Born on the Fourth of July, and The Greatest Showman make useful companions to The Sapphires, all filed under 1960s, biography, and musical. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 229 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.