Sons for the Return Home (1979)

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.

Released

1979-10-01

Genres

Drama, Romance

Runtime

117 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Paul Maunder, Paul Maunder

TMDB rating

3.8/10 from 4 votes