Film
Sons for the Return Home
1979 · 1h 57m · Drama · Romance
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Overview
A Samoan male, Sione, and a Palagi New Zealand female,Sarah, meet while studying at Wellington's Victoria University. A relationship develops quickly, but each finds the other's culture a hard adjustment. Friends and family are not supportive, particularly when she becomes pregnant, although he proposes marriage. She leaves for Australia for an abortion and he returns to Samoa.
Cast
Uelese Petaia
Sione
Fiona Lindsay
Sarah
Moria Walker
Sione's mother
Amalamo Tanielu
Malie
Anne Flannery
Sarah's mother
Alan Jervis
Sarah's father
Lani Tupu
Sione's father
Crew
- Paul MaunderDirector · Screenplay
- Don BlakeneyProducer
- Alun BollingerDirector of Photography
- Malcolm SmithOriginal Music Composer
- Christine LancasterEditor
Details
- Release date
- October 1, 1979
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $400,000
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
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