Build a House, Plant a Tree

Build a House, Plant a Tree

Release Date: 1980-01-04

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.

Rating: 4.778 / 10

Cast

Pavel Nový

Pavel Nový

as Jozef Matúš

Róbert Šurina

Róbert Šurina

as Ivan Šimiak

Jana Březinová

Jana Březinová

as Helena Šimiaková

Gustav Opočenský

Gustav Opočenský

as Emil Šimiak

Crew

  • Juraj Jakubisko - Director

  • Petr Hapka - Original Music Composer

  • Stanislav Doršic - Director of Photography

  • Miloš Kalina - Production Design

  • Alfréd Benčič - Editor

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