Build a House, Plant a Tree

  • Rated 5.3 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1980
  • 1h 28m
  • 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.

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Director
Juraj Jakubisko
Starring
Pavel Nový, Róbert Šurina, Jana Březinová, Ondřej Pavelka

Cast

  • Pavel Nový

    Pavel Nový

    Jozef Matúš

  • Róbert Šurina

    Ivan Šimiak

  • Jana Březinová

    Helena Šimiaková

  • Ondřej Pavelka

    Ondřej Pavelka

    Žiga

  • Gustav Opočenský

    Emil Šimiak

  • Zdeněk Dušek

    Zdeněk Dušek

    Ryšavý

  • Anton Šulík st.

    Samo

  • Mikuláš Simko

    Babiak

  • Viliam Hodoň

    Major

  • Beata Znaková

    Beata Znaková

    Mária

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