The Sapphires

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical
gptkb:concert_film
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:film
a stage play
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Australian_Academy_of_Cinema_and_Television_Arts_Awards
gptkb:Helpmann_Awards
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:musical
a true story
gptkbp:box_office $10 million
successful run
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Celia_Pacquola
gptkb:Jessica_Mauboy
gptkb:Miranda_Tapsell
gptkb:Deborah_Mailman
gptkb:Shari_Sebbens
gptkbp:choreography gptkb:Wesley_Enoch
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:Adam_Arkapaw
gptkbp:costume_design gptkb:Catherine_Martin
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Tony_Briggs
gptkbp:critical_reception positive reviews
gptkbp:cultural_significance Aboriginal representation
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Vietnam_War
Vietnam War era
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Wayne_Blair
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Transmission_Films
gptkbp:edited_by Dany Cooper
gptkbp:explores gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkbp:features live band
four Aboriginal women
gptkbp:features_song gptkb:The_Supremes
gptkb:James_Brown
gptkb:Aretha_Franklin
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Victoria,_Australia
gptkb:Victoria
gptkbp:follows a singing group
four Aboriginal women
gptkbp:genre gptkb:comedy
musical comedy-drama
gptkbp:has_cameo gptkb:Maggie_Beer
gptkb:Chris_O'_Dowd
gptkb:Kerry_O'_Brien
gptkbp:has_song gptkb:Various_Artists
gptkbp:has_soundtrack gptkb:Various_Artists
gptkbp:highlights female empowerment
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:2013
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sapphires
gptkbp:influenced Australian musical theatre
gptkbp:influenced_artists Australian musicians
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Australian history
Motown music
Motown sound
1960s music scene
pop music genre
soul music genre
R& B music genre
gptkbp:inspired documentaries about Aboriginal culture
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:Vietnam_War
true story
gptkbp:is_set_in gptkb:Richard_Roberts
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:lighting Nick Schlieper
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Various_Artists
gptkbp:narrative_focus soul music
gptkbp:notable_songs gptkb:'_Ain't_No_Mountain_High_Enough'
' I Heard It Through the Grapevine'
' What a Man'
gptkbp:original_language English
gptkbp:performed_at gptkb:Melbourne_International_Comedy_Festival
gptkbp:performed_by Aboriginal performers
gptkbp:performed_in gptkb:Australia
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
soul music
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:2009
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
September 7, 2012
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Black_Swan_State_Theatre_Company
gptkb:Chris_O'_Dowd
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Bunya_Productions
gptkb:Goalpost_Pictures
gptkb:Sapphires_Productions
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:2012
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:2012
gptkbp:runs_through approximately 2 hours
gptkbp:runtime 103 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Keith_Thompson
gptkbp:set_in 1960s
gptkbp:sound_design gptkb:Michael_Waters
gptkbp:soundtrack gptkb:2012
gptkb:The_Sapphires_(soundtrack_album)
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Jessica_Mauboy
gptkb:Miranda_Tapsell
gptkb:Deborah_Mailman
gptkb:Shari_Sebbens
gptkbp:style gptkb:musical_theatre
gptkbp:themes gptkb:friendship
gptkb:identity
gptkb:family
gptkb:music
love
resilience
cultural pride
race relations
race and identity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jessica_Mauboy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4