In 1968 Australia, Gail and Cynthia head into town to sing at a talent contest. Their younger sister Julie is forbidden to go, partly because of her youth and partly because she already has a child, but she bribes a neighbour to take her to the contest.

Mar 21, 2013 · Initially, three sisters enter an outback talent contest, singing lilting country-Western harmonies and outshining the competition. A bigoted judge ignores their talents. But the event proves...

During one of the gigs in the movie, Cynthia gets so out of hand, being the party animal, she actually stops singing, walks down to the crowd, grabs a bottle of vodka and was raised into the air by men. This resulted in her not being allowed to sing the next song.

Follow The Sapphires, four Indigenous Australian sisters who form a singing group and travel to Vietnam to entertain the troops in 1968. Experience their journey of music, love, and resilience against the backdrop of war on What's After the Movie.

Sep 8, 2012 · Gail (Deborah Mailman), Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell) and Julie (Jessica Mauboy) try their luck at entering a singing competition, and while they don't succeed in the competition, they meet Dave (Chris O'Dowd); the local drunk who works at the pub.

As the story begins, a group of Australian Aboriginal female singers are being mistreated and discriminated against in their home country. At a local competition, the singers are granted no applause while many audience members walk away because of the color of their skin.

In 1968 Australia, two aboriginal sisters Gail and Cynthia head into town to enter in a talent contest, while their third sister Julie is not allowed to go because she has a child and is too young, despite having the strongest voice of the three, until she …

Julie (Jessica Mauboy, 2006's Australian Idol runner up) is determined to perform at a rural Australian township's talent contest with her singing sisters Gail (Deborah Mailman, "Bran Nue Dae") and Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell) even though their mum forbids it because of her young age.

In the film, 'The Sapphires' we see quite a lot of racism towards the aboriginal people. In the local singing competition we see the aboriginal girls walk into the room and straight away people turn around and stare at them while murmuring potential insults to each other.

Sep 6, 2024 · The Sapphires explores profound themes of identity, racism, and the unifying power of music against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. It delves into the complex experiences of Aboriginal women navigating a white-dominated society while finding their …