A group of young Aboriginal women leave Australia to sing in military camps in Vietnam.

Picture gallery

Their skin is black but they sing country music, his is white but all he cares about is soul: when he hosts a small singing contest in an Australian province, Dave Lovelace (Chris O'Dowd) meets three sisters from an Aboriginal reservation who have answered an ad to go sing for American soldiers based in Vietnam. Dave turns them into a group that will soon be a legend: the Sapphires. Joining the trio is their cousin, who is also from the reservation but was removed by the government to stay with a family in the city – only because her skin is fair. The tour offers each member of the group to define themselves, more by the blood that flows in their veins than by the color of their skin...

Wayne Blair makes these sapphires shine brightly, thanks especially to a soundtrack that boosts the spirits and gives a great rhythm to this story rife with late sixties nostalgia. The young women are charming and the evolution of their show follows that of their own identities, both of which are very interesting to watch.