The Sapphires
Gail, Junie, Kay and Cynthia are four indigenous women whose talent will be discovered by a scout. They form a band and after training and practising, the four is sent to Vietnam to perform to a troop. In there, they learn about love, friendship and war.
25 March 1968, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
3 August 1985, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
5 March 1989, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
January 01, 2014
The clichés are rendered painless by excellent performances from the five principles, with O'Dowd and Mailman particularly standing out.
January 01, 2014
The Sapphires has too many facets.
April 05, 2013
You could drive an Abrams tank through the film's plot holes, but you'll likely be too busy enjoying yourself to bother.
July 11, 2013
Tries to dazzle itself but the shine comes off quickly, as this weakly structured story flees at the sight of any lingering dramatic conflict, preferring to turn history into a pleasant song-and-dance routine.
April 04, 2013
"The Sapphires" sparkles with sass and Motown soul.
April 05, 2013
The harmonies they strike in this reality-inspired charmer are sweetly sublime.
April 04, 2013
Sapphires is hardly a cinematic diamond mine. But this Commitments-style mashup of music and melodrama manages to entertain without demanding too much of its audience.
April 04, 2013
"The Sapphires" feels like a movie you've already seen, but it's nonetheless thoroughly enjoyable, like a pop song that's no less infectious when you know every word.
January 01, 2014
A heavy-handed anti-racism message isn't easier to take when played to a Motown beat, though the Australian comedy-drama The Sapphires acts otherwise.
June 30, 2013
A unique and heartening look at four young women blossoming into mature adults as they enjoy a bout with success in the midst of a hard-fought war.
January 01, 2014
This charming Australian import has a groove much like other low-key, let's-put-on-a-show indies such as Hear My Song and The Commitments, and never uses its social conscience as simply backbeat.
October 17, 2013
The skill and sly moments of real panache help turn The Sapphires into a shining example of the type of film this country really ought to be making more of.
