Build a House, Plant a Tree (1980)

Build a House, Plant a Tree (1980)

1980-01-04 Czechoslovakia 88 Min. PG-13
5.1 8 votes

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.

Cast

Pavel Nový is Jozef Matúš
Jozef Matúš
Róbert Šurina is Ivan Šimiak
Ivan Šimiak
Jana Březinová is Helena Šimiaková
Helena Šimiaková
Gustav Opočenský is Emil Šimiak
Emil Šimiak
Zdeněk Dušek is Ryšavý
Vilma Jamnická is Grandma Haňa
Grandma Haňa
Ján Schwarzbacher is Deputy Dzuriak
Deputy Dzuriak