Sons for the Return Home

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 1, 1979

Original language

English

Spoken languages

samoan, english

Countries

New Zealand

Production

Pacific Films,Pacific Films (NZ)

Budget

$400,000

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0144616