The Sapphires (2012)
It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when their all-girl group The Sapphires entertain the US troops in Vietnam.
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Top Billed Cast
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Young Gail -
Young Kay
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Nanny Theresa
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Geraldine
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Evelyn
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Young Julie -
Young Cynthia
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Young Jimmy
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Selwyn
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Cynthia -
Gail -
Julie -
Baby Hartley
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Stevie Kayne -
Dave Lovelace
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Director:
Wayne BlairWriters:
Keith Thompson, Tony Briggs, Tony Briggs (adapted from the stage play by)All Cast & Crew
Awards
27 wins & 25 nominations.Reviews & Commentary
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Trivia
The song that the girls sing as children, and that is repeated throughout the film, was originally a gospel hymn about Moses that has been translated into the Yorta Yorta language.
Quotes
Dave:
Before we go than, girls when I met you you were doing all country and western thing and that's fine we all make mistakes. But here is what we learn from that mistake. Country and western music is about loss. Soul music is also about loss. But the ...
Goofs
When in Vietnam the girls sing into a Shure Beta 58 microphone, easily spotted by the blue ring around the head of the microphone. The 58a wasn't in use until around 1996.
Crazy Credits
Preceding the end credits is this tribute:
The women who inspired this story are sisters Laurel Robinson and Lois Peeler and their cousins Beverley Briggs and Naomi Mayers.
For over 40 years they have been active community leaders, working tirelessly to improve health and education for Aboriginal people.
Between them, they have 7 children, 10 grand children and 4 great grand children...
and they sing to them every day.
Alternate Versions
The Australian version is slightly different (roughly 3 minutes longer) than the one shown in International Markets. It does not have a title card in the beginning of the movie explaining about the Aborigine people and that the film is based on a real story. On the other hand. several scenes are cut shorter by a few seconds in the International version, and the end title card is also different. While it describes in details what became of each character in real life, showing pictures of each of them individually, the Australian one briefly sums up their achievements as a whole. There's a final picture of the ladies as they look-like nowadays (shown in black and white in the International version and in color on the Australian one).
Soundtracks
Shouting Out LoveWritten by Carl Smith (as Smith) and Lieutenant Wilkes (as Wilks)
Published by Irving Music, Inc.
Licensed by Universal Music Publishing Group Pty Limited
Performed by The Emotions
Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty Limited
Storyline
Plot Summary
Genres
Biography | Comedy | Drama | Music | RomanceDetails
Release Date:
9 August 2012Language
English, Aboriginal
Country of Origin
AustraliaFilming Locations
Albury, New South Wales, AustraliaBox Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$38,372 24 March 2013
Gross USA:
$2,450,867
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$20,423,628
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