Build a House, Plant a Tree

Jan 4, 1980

1h 28m

★ 4.8

Overview

Juraj Jakubisko's first feature film after a forced nine-year-long break is a story about an unconventional man, Jozef Matúš. He arrives to a small village in eastern Slovakia to settle down and start a family. He is ready to subordinate everything to his goal. It all starts with stealing building material and ends with him disregarding those close to him to a point where his ambitions are turning against him. Build a House, Plant a Tree is a viewer-friendly film with a plot resembling a western, including several attractive action sequences.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Slovenská filmová tvorba

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Cast

Jozef Matúš

Pavel Nový

Ivan Šimiak

Róbert Šurina

Helena Šimiaková

Jana Březinová

Žiga

Ondřej Pavelka

Emil Šimiak

Gustav Opočenský

Ryšavý

Zdeněk Dušek

Samo

Anton Šulík st.

Babiak

Mikuláš Simko

Major

Viliam Hodoň

Mária

Beata Znaková

Grandma Haňa

Vilma Jamnická

Deputy Dzuriak

Ján Schwarzbacher

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