Flixtheatre

Sons for the Return Home

1979 117 min 3.0

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: 1979-10-01
Budget: $400,000
Production: Pacific Films (NZ)