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The Sapphires is a 2012 Australian musical comedy-drama film produced by Goalpost Pictures and distributed by Hopscotch Films, based on the 2004 stage play of the same name which is loosely based on a true story.Usher, Robin (15 November 2004) Sparkle, in any colour.The Age. Archived from  the original on 22 March 2013. The film is directed by Wayne Blair and written by Keith Thompson and Tony Briggs, the latter of whom wrote the play.The Sapphires centres around four indigenous women, Gail (Deborah Mailman), Julie (Jessica Mauboy), Kay (Shari Sebbens) and Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell), who are discovered by a talent scout (Chris O'Dowd), and form a music group named The Sapphires, travelling 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, and filming taking place in and around Albury in Australia and 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.

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Description	The Sapphires is a 2012 Australian musical comedy-drama film produced by Goalpost Pictures and distributed by Hopscotch Films, based on the 2004 stage play of the same name which is loosely based on a true story.Usher, Robin (15 November 2004) Sparkle, in any colour.The Age. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. The film is directed by Wayne Blair and written by Keith Thompson and Tony Briggs, the latter of whom wrote the play.The Sapphires centres around four indigenous women, Gail (Deborah Mailman), Julie (Jessica Mauboy), Kay (Shari Sebbens) and Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell), who are discovered by a talent scout (Chris O'Dowd), and form a music group named The Sapphires, travelling 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, and filming taking place in and around Albury in Australia and 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.
Description	The Sapphires is a 2012 Australian musical comedy-drama film produced by Goalpost Pictures and distributed by Hopscotch Films, based on the 2004 stage play of the same name which is loosely based on a true story.Usher, Robin (15 November 2004) Sparkle, in any colour.The Age. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. The film is directed by Wayne Blair and written by Keith Thompson and Tony Briggs, the latter of whom wrote the play.The Sapphires centres around four indigenous women, Gail (Deborah Mailman), Julie (Jessica Mauboy), Kay (Shari Sebbens) and Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell), who are discovered by a talent scout (Chris O'Dowd), and form a music group named The Sapphires, travelling 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, and filming taking place in and around Albury in Australia and 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.

Director	Wayne Blair
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Screenplay	Keith Thompson , Tony Briggs
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Based on	{{Based on\|The Sapphires\|Tony Briggs}}
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Cinematography	Warwick Thornton
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Editing	Dany Cooper
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Starring	Chris O'Dowd , Deborah Mailman , Jessica Mauboy , Shari Sebbens , Miranda Tapsell , Tory Kittles , Eka Darville
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Music	Cezary Skubiszewski
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Runtime	103 minutes, 98 minutes (US release)
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Country	Australia
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Language	English
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Producer	Rosemary Blight , Kylie Du Fresne
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Studio	Goalpost Pictures
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Distributor	Hopscotch Films {{small\|(Australia)}} , The Weinstein Company {{small\|(US)}}
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Released	2012/05/19 (Cannes) /2012/08/09 (Australia) /2013/03/22 (United States)
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Budget	$8–10 million
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Gross	$20,423,628
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