Sons for the Return Home
1979, English. Directed by Paul Maunder.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 October 1979
- Country
- New Zealand
- Written by
- Paul Maunder
- Budget
- $400K
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Sons for the Return Home runs 117 minutes (1h 57m).
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Sons for the Return Home isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 1979. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Sons for the Return Home?
Sons for the Return Home (1979) was directed by Paul Maunder and stars Uelese Petaia, Fiona Lindsay, Moria Walker.