Sons for the Return Home | |
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Directed by | Paul Maunder |
Written by | Paul Maunder |
Based on | 1973 book by Albert Wendt |
Produced by | Don Blakeney |
Starring | Uelese Petaia Fiona Lindsay Moira Walker |
Cinematography | Alun Bollinger |
Music by | Malcolm Smith |
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Distributed by | New Zealand Film Commission |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | New Zealand |
Language | English |
Sons for the Return Home is a 1979 New Zealand film directed by Paul Maunder. [1] [2] [3] The film is based on the 1973 book by Albert Wendt. [4]
A romance develops between Sione a Samoan and Sarah a white middle class New Zealander. They each finds the other's culture hard to adjust to with Friends and family not being supportive, especially when she becomes pregnant. [5]
Uelese Petaia shared a Best Actor Award with Al Pacino at the 1980 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. [6]
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