The Sapphires (2012)

Release date: 2012-08-09
Country: Australia
Language: English|Aboriginal
Director: Wayne Blair
Production Co: Goalpost Pictures
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Rating: 7.0/10
Length: 1h 43min

Storyline

1968 was the year that changed the world. And for four young Aboriginal sisters from a remote mission this is the year that would change their lives forever. Around the globe, there was protest and revolution in the streets. Indigenous Australians finally secured the right to vote. There were drugs and the shock of a brutal assassination. And there was Vietnam. The sisters, Cynthia, Gail, Julie and Kay are discovered by Dave, a talent scout with a kind heart, very little rhythm but a great knowledge of soul music. Billed as Australia's answer to 'The Supremes', Dave secures the sisters their first true gig, and flies them to Vietnam to sing for the American troops. Based on a true story, THE SAPPHIRES is a triumphant celebration of youthful emotion, family and music.

Plot Keywords

soul music, based on true story, singer, female singer, singing, vietnam war, audition, manager, wounded soldier, bloody mouth, bonfire, piano player, death, newspaper ad, 1970s, explosion, flare gun, crutches, swimming pool, stairway

Short Review

This feelgood flick will almost certainly be an international hit and it is undeniably uplifting, the joyousness of soul music smoothing out the odd shifts in tone that arise as a result of the strange genre conflict.