History Film / TheSapphires

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: David and Gail develop feelings for each other but the relationship stalls when he reveals that he's married (albeit, separated from his wife).]]
** Kay observes that most of the army officers Cynthia is flirting and sleeping with probably have wives back home.

* BelligerentSexualTension: David and Gail

%%* {{Hypocrite}}: Gail complains about the ill treatment she receives because of her dark skin, but treats Kay like crap because of her fair complexion.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Gail complains about the ill treatment she receives because of her dark skin, but treats Kay like crap because of her fair complexion.

* MoralDissonance: The film is set in 1968- this was the year after Australia's indigenous population won the right to vote, but prejudice is still rife and touched upon in the film. Despite their obvious talent, when the girls perform at the talent quest in the pub, they are either ignored or viewed with contempt by the patrons. The subject of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Generations the Stolen Generation]] is also touched upon, as the girls' cousin Kay was taken away by authorities at a young age because she could pass as white.

** On the flip side, Gail is often unapologetically cruel to Kay regarding the latter's skin tone, taunting her about supposedly thinking she's better than the others because of her light complexion and snarking that the only reason she's interested in Robby is to make herself blacker. For someone who has often faced taunts because of her dark skin, it's incredibly hypocritical for her to turn around and do the same thing to someone else.

''The Sapphires'' is a 2012 Australian {{dramedy}} starring Creator/JessicaMauboy, Crestor/ChrisODowd and [[Series/{{Offspring}} Deborah Mailman]] adapted from the successful stage play of the same name.

''The Sapphires'' is a 2012 Australian {{dramedy}} starring Creator/JessicaMauboy, [[Series/TheITCrowd Chris O'Dowd]] and [[Series/{{Offspring}} Deborah Mailman]] adapted from the successful stage play of the same name.

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* GenreShift: In-universe, David encourages the girls to switch from CountryMusic to Music/{{Soul}}, as he knows that's what the American [=GIs=] will prefer to hear (and, not coincidentally, he prefers it himself). It works.

* WhereAreTheyNowEnding: For the women the story was based on--two sisters and their two cousins. It also reveals that the son of one of them was a co-writer for the film

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory

* GenreShift: In-universe, David encourages the girls to switch from CountryMusic to Music/{{Soul}}, as he knows that's what the American [=GIs=] will prefer to hear. It works.

* IneptTalentShowContestant: We see a few in the talent show at the beginning of the film.

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* TheVietnamWar

''The Sapphires'' is a 2012 Australian {{dramedy}} starring Creator/JessicaMauboy, [[Series/TheITCrowd Chris O'Dowd]] and [[Series/{{Offspring}} Debra Mailman]] adapted from the successful stage play of the same name.

''The Sapphires'' is a 2012 Australian {{dramedy}} starring Creator/JessicaMauboy, [[TheITCrowd Chris O'Dowd]] and [[{{Offspring}} Debra Mailman]] adapted from the successful stage play of the same name.

* TheThreeFacesOfEve: Gail is the Wife, Cynthia the Seductress, and Julie the Child. Kay also has the characteristics of the Child.

* GoodLookingPrivates: Robby, and a lot of the other army officers the girls interact with.

* BigBeautifulWoman: Gail

* GenreShift: In-universe, David encourages the girls to switch from CountryMusic to Music/{{Soul}}, as he knows that's what the American GIs will prefer to hear. It works.

* TheAlcoholic: David. He sobers up a little after realising how good the girls are, but his drinking still lands him in trouble, [[spoiler: especially when he forgets that Myron told him that their armed escort and the band would not be travelling with them after a certain point]].

* LineOfSightName: The original name for the group was the Kununjara Songbirds, but when the army officers auditioning the girls ask them to repeat the name, Kay announces 'We're The Sapphires!' after catching sight of the sapphire on Cynthia's engagement ring.

* FemaleGaze: Kay's first reaction after her CrashIntoHello with Robbie is to notice that he's shirtless. The camera travels down his chest before cutting to Kay's expression.

* BlackGalOnWhiteGuyDrama: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. [[spoiler: Gail's parents tease David about his relationship with Gale but are happy to welcome him into the family. The other side of this trope, however, is not addressed onscreen.]]

** Kaye observes that most of the army officers Cynthia is flirting and sleeping with probably have wives back home.