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Release Date:
October 1, 1979
Original Title:
Sons for the Return Home
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Pacific Films (NZ)
Production Countries:
New Zealand
Ratings / Certifications:
NZ: R
Runtime: 117
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.
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Art Direction:
Vincent Ward
Costume Design:
Christine Hansen
Director:
Paul Maunder
Director of Photography:
Alun Bollinger
Editor:
Christine Lancaster
Original Music Composer:
Malcolm Smith
Producer:
Don Blakeney
Screenplay:
Paul Maunder
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