Sons for the Return Home (1979)
1h 57m
Running Time
October 1, 1979Release Date
Sons for the Return Home (1979)
1h 57m
Running Time
October 1, 1979Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.
Uelese Petaia
Sione
Moria Walker
Sione's mother
Fiona Lindsay
Sarah
Fiona Lindsay
Sarah
Moira Walker
Sione's Mother
Lani Tupu
Sione's Father
Paul Maunder
Director
Alan Jervis
Sarah's father
Alun Bollinger
Cinematographer
Amalamo Tanielu
Mallie
Vincent Ward
Art Direction
Alan Jervis Wilks
Sarah's Father
Anne Flannery
Sarah's Mother
Don Blakeney
Producer
Christine Lancaster
Editor
Christine Hansen
Costume Design
Malcolm Smith
Original Music Composer
Details.
Release DateOctober 1, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Budget$400,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
racism
Wiki.
Sons for the Return Home is a 1979 New Zealand film directed by Paul Maunder.
The film is based on the 1973 book by Albert Wendt.