Sons for the Return Home

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.

Cast

Uelese Petaia

Sione

Fiona Lindsay

Sarah

Moria Walker

Sione's mother

Amalamo Tanielu

Malie

Anne Flannery

Sarah's mother

Alan Jervis

Sarah's father

Lani Tupu

Sione's father

Crew

Christine Hansen

Costume Design

Alun Bollinger

Director of Photography

Vincent Ward

Art Direction

Paul Maunder

Director

Don Blakeney

Producer

Christine Lancaster

Editor

Malcolm Smith

Original Music Composer

Paul Maunder

Screenplay

Clips & Videos

Sons For The Return Home 1979 - WGTN Railway Station Scene.