Sons for the Return Home (1979)

• Drama
• Romance

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.

Rating

3.8 / 10 (4 votes)

Release date

October 1, 1979

Runtime

1h 57m

Language

English

Director

Paul Maunder

Status

Released