The Sapphires
“Follow your heart. Discover your soul.”
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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Cast
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Chris O'Dowd
Dave Lovelace
Known for
The IT Crowd
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Deborah Mailman
Gail
Known for
Boy Swallows Universe
Cleverman
Jessica Mauboy
Julie
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Bran Nue Dae
The Secret Daughter
Shari Sebbens
Kay
Known for
Deadloch
Miranda Tapsell
Cynthia
Known for
The Artful Dodger
Secret City
Tory Kittles
Robby
Known for
True Detective
Colony
Don Battee
Myron
Also in
The Matrix Reloaded
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Eka Darville
Hendo
Known for
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Spartacus
Wayne Blair Director · Tony Briggs Writer Keith Thompson Writer
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $9M · United States release March 22, 2013
Box office
Budget
$9,000,000
Worldwide gross
$20,400,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Goalpost Pictures
Production
The Weinstein Company
Studio
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 19, 2012
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival, Out of Competition
Australia · August 9, 2012
Theatrical
United States · March 22, 2013
Theatrical
Australia
August 2, 2012 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Canada
April 5, 2013 · Theatrical
France
August 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
June 20, 2013 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 12, 2013 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
January 11, 2014 · Digital
Netherlands
June 27, 2013 · Theatrical
New Zealand
October 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 28, 2012 · Digital
United Kingdom
November 7, 2012 · Theatrical
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