On the cover of the Australian release of the DVD, O’Dowd receives equal prominence with his co-stars, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Miranda Tapsell and Shari Sebbens. exp point sapphires ...

The US cover of The Sapphires DVD. ''As I'm sure you can appreciate, the treatment of people of colour in Australia mirrored much of the trauma to which people in the United States were subjected ...

The imminent DVD release of <i>The Sapphires</i> in the United States has prompted a social media backlash, with campaigners in Australia and America claiming the cover art is sexist and racist.