Movie

Build a House, Plant a Tree

★ 5.3/10 · 10 votes 1980 1h 28m Released

Drama

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.

Cast

Pavel Nový Jozef Matúš R Róbert Šurina Ivan Šimiak J Jana Březinová Helena Šimiaková Ondřej Pavelka Žiga G Gustav Opočenský Emil Šimiak Zdeněk Dušek Ryšavý