Sons for the Return Home
1979 | 117m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Paul Maunder |
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| Writer: | Paul Maunder |
| Staring: |
| 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 Date: | Oct 01, 1979 |
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| Director: | Paul Maunder |
| Writer: | Paul Maunder |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | racism |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $400,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 30, 2024 Entered: May 31, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Malcolm Smith | Original Music Composer |
| Alun Bollinger | Director of Photography |
| Paul Maunder | Director, Screenplay |
| Christine Lancaster | Editor |
| Christine Hansen | Costume Design |
| Vincent Ward | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
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| Don Blakeney | Producer |
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