Build a House, Plant a Tree
Jan 04 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.
Cast
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Pavel Nový
Jozef Matúš
Róbert Šurina
Ivan Šimiak
Jana Březinová
Helena Šimiaková
Ondřej Pavelka
Žiga
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