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Sons for the Return Home

Sons for the Return Home (1979)

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Drama Romance
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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.

Updated May 31 2020

Releases:

NZ -
1979-10-01

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Keywords:

racism

FACTS

Runtime: 117 mins Budget: $400,000 Rating: 5.0
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Cast

Lani John Tupu
Lani John Tupu
Sione's father
Alan Jervis
Alan Jervis
Sarah's father
Uelese Petaia
Uelese Petaia
Sione
Fiona Lindsay
Fiona Lindsay
Sarah
Moria Walker
Moria Walker
Sione's mother
Amalamo Tanielu
Amalamo Tanielu
Malie
Anne Flannery
Anne Flannery
Sarah's mother

Crew

Vincent Ward
Vincent Ward
Art Direction
Alun Bollinger
Alun Bollinger
Director of Photography
Paul Maunder
Paul Maunder
Director
Don Blakeney
Don Blakeney
Producer
Paul Maunder
Paul Maunder
Screenplay
Christine Lancaster
Christine Lancaster
Editor
Christine Hansen
Christine Hansen
Costume Design
Malcolm Smith
Malcolm Smith
Original Music Composer

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