Build a House, Plant a Tree

Build a House, Plant a Tree

88 mins | Drama | Jan. 4, 1980

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.

Build a House, Plant a Tree

88 mins | Drama | Jan. 4, 1980

Build a House, Plant a Tree
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Slovenská filmová tvorba Koliba (SFT)
Original title Postav dom, zasaď strom
Directors Juraj Jakubisko
Writers Mikulas Lovac

Cast

Jana Březinová

as Helena

Ivan Drozdy

as Rosinec

Pavel Nový

as Jozef Matus

Gustav Opočenský

as Vorsitzender Simiak

Ondřej Pavelka

as Ziga

Róbert Šurina

as Ivan Simiak