I didn’t get a chance to see it at TIFF last year,
but I heard people raving about
The Sapphires all throughout the festival
. Inspired by a true story,
The Sapphires follows four vivacious, young and talented Australian
Aboriginal girls from a remote mission as they learn about love, friendship and
war when their all girl group The Sapphires entertains the U.S. troops in
Vietnam in 1968. Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell), Gail (Deborah Mailman), Julie (Jessica
Mauboy) and Kay (Shari Sebbens) are discovered by Dave (Chris O’Dowd,
Bridesmaids), a good-humoured talent
scout with a kind heart, very little rhythm but a great knowledge of soul
music. As their manager, Dave books the sisters their first true gig giving
them their first taste of stardom, and travels them to Vietnam to sing for
American troops.
Thanks to our friends at
eOne Films,
Cinemablographer has five double passes to give away to the Ottawa
sneak peek of
The Sapphires. All you
have to do to enter is answer the following question:
Who wrote the play The Sapphires
on which the film is based?
a) Chris O’Dowd
b) Tony Briggs
c) Wayne Blair
d) Effie White
Email your answer to
contests@cinemablographer.com
with the subject “Sapphires”. Bonus entries go to anyone who likes/shares this
contest on
Facebook, RTs
it on
Twitter, or repins
it on
Pinterest. Contest
closes Monday, March 25 at noon.
Screening takes place Wednesday, March 27 at South
Keys at 7:30 pm.
The Sapphires opens in theatres April 5th from eOne
Films.
