The Sapphires

The Sapphires

6.8IMDb Score
Released:2012-08-08
Duration:103 min
Country:Australia
Director:Wayne Blair
Actors:Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell
Production:Goalpost Pictures

Overview:

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.

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