Build a House, Plant a Tree

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

Jozef Matúš

N/A

Róbert Šurina

Ivan Šimiak

N/A

Jana Březinová

Helena Šimiaková

Ondřej Pavelka

Žiga

N/A

Gustav Opočenský

Emil Šimiak

Zdeněk Dušek

Ryšavý

N/A

Anton Šulík st.

Samo

N/A

Mikuláš Simko

Babiak

N/A

Viliam Hodoň

Major

Beata Znaková

Mária

N/A

Vilma Jamnická

Grandma Haňa

N/A

Ján Schwarzbacher

Deputy Dzuriak