Sons for the Return Home
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1979-10-01
Runtime: 117 mins
Director: Paul Maunder
Spoken language: , English
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original title: Sons for the Return Home
Production Companies: Pacific Films
Production Countries: New Zealand
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