The Sapphires

1968 was the year that changed the world. And for four young Aboriginal sisters from a remote mission this is the year that would change their lives forever. Around the globe, there was protest and revolution in the streets. Indigenous Australians finally secured the right to vote. There were drugs and the shock of a brutal assassination. And there was Vietnam. The sisters, Cynthia, Gail, Julie and Kay are discovered by Dave, a talent scout with a kind heart, very little rhythm but a great knowledge of soul music. Billed as Australia's answer to 'The Supremes', Dave secures the sisters their first true gig, and fly's them to Vietnam to sing for the American troops. Based on a true story, THE SAPPHIRES is a triumphant celebration of youthful emotion, family and music...

Though the majority of this movie doesn't necessary apply to this course, there was one part in particular that stood out to me whilst watching the movie. The part about one of the girls having been taken away as a child as part of the Lost Generation. No matter where you hear about these circumstances, whether it be through a poem, in the midst of a movie, for that split second you truly feel terrible for all the children that were taken away from their families, and knowing that though they found her again in the movie, many of the children would never have found or seen their parents again.