Build a House, Plant a Tree 1980

5.1 / 10   8 vote(s)
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.

Release Date 1980-01-04
Runtime 1h 28m
Directors Juraj Jakubisko, Stanislav Doršic, Vladimír Holloš, Ivan Korim, Ján Gogál
Producer
Writers Mikuláš Kováč, Mikuláš Kováč, Lýdia Ragačová