1968 was the year the planet went haywire. All around the globe, there were riots and revolution in the streets. There were hard drugs, soft drugs, free love and psychedelic music. There was the shock of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy’s assassinations.
And dominating every other news story. There was Vietnam.
For four gorgeous young women from a remote Aboriginal mission, 1968 was the year that changed their lives forever. Sisters Gail, Julie and Cynthia, together with their cousin Kay, are discovered by Dave, a down-on-his-luck Irish musician with attitude, a taste for Irish Whiskey and an ear for Soul Music. Dave steers the girls away from their Country & Western origins then flies them to the war-zones of South Vietnam, where they sing Soul Classics for the American Marines. On tour in the Mekong Delta, the girls sing up a storm, dodge bullets. And fall in love.
PRO REVIEWS
----------------------------------------
"A potent combination of rousing music, appealing performances and an uplifting story renders this film-festival favorite nearly impossible to resist (...) Rating: *** (out of four)" (Claudia Puig: USA Today) ----------------------------------------
"You could call it an Aussie Dreamgirls. I'd call it a blast of joy and music that struts right into your heart (...) Rating: *** (out of four)" (Peter Travers: Rolling Stone) ----------------------------------------
"A solid, stirring song sung with more sincerity than polish" (A. O. Scott: The New York Times) ----------------------------------------
Your Movie Soulmates' Ratings (like-minded people with closest affinity to you):
Register and you will be able to find recommended movies & access movie soulmates' ratings based on your personal movie taste.
Average Rating from your Friends for this movie:
Register and you will be able to see any rating from your friends, family members, ..anytime.
5.9
(70 votes)
YOUR RATING
Rate movies & access to movie recommendations worldwide Register
(No synopsis available? Want to report errors or omissions? Please send us a message
If you are not a registered user please send us an email to info -at- filmaffinity -dot- com.)
All copyrighted material (poster, DVD cover, stills, trailer) and trademarks belong to their respective owners (studio and/or distributor).
The Sapphires
