Sons for the Return Home

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Sons for the Return Home (1979)

Directed by Paul Maunder

Drama, Romance · 1h 57m

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.

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Cast

U
Uelese Petaia Sione
F
Fiona Lindsay Sarah
M
Moria Walker Sione's mother
A
Amalamo Tanielu Malie
A
Anne Flannery Sarah's mother
A
Alan Jervis Sarah's father
L
Lani Tupu Sione's father

Crew

Director
Paul Maunder
Screenplay
Paul Maunder
Director of Photography
Alun Bollinger
Original Music Composer
Malcolm Smith
Editor
Christine Lancaster
Producer
Don Blakeney

Details

Release date
1979-10-01
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
Samoan, English
Countries
New Zealand
Production
Pacific Films
Budget
$400,000