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Build a House, Plant a Tree

Build a House, Plant a Tree

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Slovak

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

5.1/10

Release Date

04 January 1980

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Pavel Nový

Pavel Nový

Jozef Matúš

Róbert Šurina

Róbert Šurina

Ivan Šimiak

Jana Březinová

Jana Březinová

Helena Šimiaková

Ondřej Pavelka

Ondřej Pavelka

Žiga

Gustav Opočenský

Gustav Opočenský

Emil Šimiak

Zdeněk Dušek

Zdeněk Dušek

Ryšavý

Anton Šulík st.

Anton Šulík st.

Samo

Mikuláš Simko

Mikuláš Simko

Babiak

Viliam Hodoň

Viliam Hodoň

Major

Beata Znaková

Beata Znaková

Mária

Vilma Jamnická

Vilma Jamnická

Grandma Haňa

Ján Schwarzbacher

Ján Schwarzbacher

Deputy Dzuriak

Ivan Drozdy

Ivan Drozdy

Tóno Rosinec

Katarína Šoltésová

Katarína Šoltésová

Grandma Haľa

Martin Sanitrár-Ľupták

Martin Sanitrár-Ľupták

Shepherd

Milan Šoltés

Milan Šoltés

Driver

Ivan Laca

Ivan Laca

Police Officer

Jozef Vaš

Jozef Vaš

Pensioner

Jozef Gavlák

Jozef Gavlák

Pensioner

Magda Gavláková

Magda Gavláková

Samo's Wife

Mária Krajňáková

Mária Krajňáková

Katka

Petr Novotný

Petr Novotný

Assistant Driver

Pavol Simko

Pavol Simko

Traffic Manager

Ladislav Vojtko

Ladislav Vojtko

Policeman

Oľga Zelková

Oľga Zelková

Gatekeeper

Ján Šenšel

Ján Šenšel

Man

Ondrej Sliacky

Ondrej Sliacky

Forester

Štefan Kožka

Štefan Kožka

Jozef Matúš (voice)

Božidara Turzonovová

Božidara Turzonovová

Helena Šimiaková (voice)

Jozef Vajda

Jozef Vajda

Žiga (voice)

Ladislav Chudík

Ladislav Chudík

Emil Šimiak (voice)

Stano Dančiak

Stano Dančiak

Ryšavý (voice)

Elo Romančík

Elo Romančík

Babiak (voice)

Pavol Mikulík

Pavol Mikulík

Major (voice)

Oľga Vronská

Oľga Vronská

Grandma Haňa (voice)

Vlado Černý

Vlado Černý

Traffic Manager (voice)

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