The Sapphires (film)

The Sapphires
The Sapphires
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wayne Blair
Screenplay by	Keith Thompson; Tony Briggs
Based on	The Sapphires; by Tony Briggs
Produced by	Rosemary Blight; Kylie Du Fresne
Starring	Chris O'Dowd; Deborah Mailman; Jessica Mauboy; Shari Sebbens; Miranda Tapsell; Tory Kittles; Eka Darville;
Cinematography	Warwick Thornton
Edited by	Dany Cooper
Music by	Cezary Skubiszewski
Production; company	Goalpost Pictures
Distributed by	Hopscotch Films
Release dates	19 May 2012 (Cannes); 9 August 2012 (Australia); 22 March 2013 (United States);
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$8–10 million
Box office	$20.4 million

The Sapphires is a 2012 Australian musical comedy-drama film based on the 2004 stage play The Sapphires by Tony Briggs, which is loosely based on a real-life 1960s girl group that included Briggs' mother and aunt.^[4] The film is directed by Wayne Blair and written by Keith Thompson and Briggs.

The Sapphires is about four Yorta Yorta (Aboriginal Australian) women: Gail (Deborah Mailman), Julie (Jessica Mauboy), Kay (Shari Sebbens), and Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell); who are discovered by a talent scout (Chris O'Dowd), form a music group named The Sapphires, and travel to Vietnam in 1968 to sing for troops during the war.

Production began in 2010, with the casting of the four members of The Sapphires. Filming took place in and around Albury, Australia and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam during August and September 2011. The Sapphires made its world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2012 during its out-of-competition screenings, was theatrically released in Australia on 9 August, and received a limited release in the United States on 22 March 2013.

^ "THE SAPPHIRES (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ Maddox, Gary (13 August 2012). "Sapphires proves an Aussie box office gem". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Usher, Robin (15 November 2004), "Sparkle, in any colour", The Age. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013.

[1] "THE SAPPHIRES (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

[smh-2] Maddox, Gary (13 August 2012). "Sapphires proves an Aussie box office gem". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

[mojo-3] Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Sparkle,_in_any_colour-4] Usher, Robin (15 November 2004), "Sparkle, in any colour", The Age. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013.

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