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Build a House, Plant a Tree

1980 • 1h28m Drama

Rating

4.8/10

Popularity

0

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.

Details

Director

Juraj Jakubisko

Screenplay

Mikuláš Kováč

Lýdia Ragačová

Cast

Pavel Nový

Róbert Šurina

Jana Březinová

Release date

1/4/1980

Status

Released

Origin country

XC

Vote count

9