New Zealand / Oct 01, 1979 / R
Sons for the Return Home (1979)
Directed by Paul Maunder
1h 57minruntime
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Plot
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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Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sons for the Return Home |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | New Zealand |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Pacific Films |
| Release date | 1 ottobre 1979 |
| Production | Don Blakeney |
| Writer | Paul Maunder |
| Editing | Christine Lancaster |
| Cinematography | Alun Bollinger |
| Assistant directors | Paul Maunder |
| Camera operators | Alun Bollinger |
| Additional photography | Alun Bollinger |
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| Production design | Vincent Ward |
| Art direction | Vincent Ward |
| Set decoration | Vincent Ward |
| Music | Malcolm Smith |
| Sound | Malcolm Smith |
| Costume design | Christine Hansen |
| Makeup | Christine Hansen |
| Hairstyling | Christine Hansen |
| Budget | 400.000 € |
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