CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 1h 57m

Sons for the Return Home

38%(4)IMDbDramaRomance

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.

Directed byPaul Maunder

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 57m
Language
EN
Released
October 1, 1979
Budget
$400,000
Studios
Pacific Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring

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

Creative team
Directed by
Paul Maunder
Written by
Paul Maunder
Produced by
Don Blakeney

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