Build a House, Plant a Tree

1980Directed by Juraj Jakubisko

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Released: January 4, 1980
Runtime: 1h 28m

About Build a House, Plant a Tree

Drama

Synopsis

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.

Director: Juraj Jakubisko
Writers: Mikuláš Kováč
Lýdia Ragačová
Original title: Postav dom, zasaď strom

Principal cast

In billing order

Pavel NovýJozef Matúš
Róbert ŠurinaIvan Šimiak
Jana BřezinováHelena Šimiaková
Ondřej PavelkaŽiga
Gustav OpočenskýEmil Šimiak
Zdeněk DušekRyšavý

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