Build a House, Plant a Tree
1980Juraj 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.
Acted in
Pavel Nový
as Jozef Matúš
Róbert Šurina
as Ivan Šimiak
Jana Březinová
as Helena Šimiaková
Ondřej Pavelka
as Žiga
Gustav Opočenský
as Emil Šimiak
Zdeněk Dušek
as Ryšavý
Anton Šulík st.
as Samo
Mikuláš Simko
as Babiak
Viliam Hodoň
as Major
Beata Znaková
as Mária
Vilma Jamnická
as Grandma Haňa
Ján Schwarzbacher
as Deputy Dzuriak
Ivan Drozdy
as Tóno Rosinec
Katarína Šoltésová
as Grandma Haľa
Martin Sanitrár-Ľupták
as Shepherd
Milan Šoltés
as Driver
Ivan Laca
as Police Officer
Jozef Vaš
as Pensioner
Jozef Gavlák
as Pensioner
Magda Gavláková
as Samo's Wife
Mária Krajňáková
as Katka
Petr Novotný
as Assistant Driver
Pavol Simko
as Traffic Manager
Ladislav Vojtko
as Policeman
Oľga Zelková
as Gatekeeper
Ján Šenšel
as Man
Ondrej Sliacky
as Forester
Štefan Kožka
as Jozef Matúš (voice)
Božidara Turzonovová
as Helena Šimiaková (voice)
Jozef Vajda
as Žiga (voice)
Ladislav Chudík
as Emil Šimiak (voice)
Stano Dančiak
as Ryšavý (voice)
Elo Romančík
as Babiak (voice)
Pavol Mikulík
as Major (voice)
Oľga Vronská
as Grandma Haňa (voice)
Vlado Černý
as Traffic Manager (voice)