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Sons for the Return Home

Sons for the Return Home

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.

Release DateOctober 1, 1979
StatusReleased
Original TitleSons for the Return Home
Runtime1h 57min
Budget$400,000
Revenue
LanguageSamoan, English
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesNew Zealand
Production CompaniesPacific Films