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.

Details

Cast

Pavel Nový

Jozef Matúš

Róbert Šurina

Ivan Šimiak

Jana Březinová

Helena Šimiaková

Ondřej Pavelka

Žiga

Gustav Opočenský

Emil Šimiak

Zdeněk Dušek

Ryšavý

Anton Šulík st.

Samo

Mikuláš Simko

Babiak

Viliam Hodoň

Major

Beata Znaková

Mária

Vilma Jamnická

Grandma Haňa

Ján Schwarzbacher

Deputy Dzuriak

Ivan Drozdy

Tóno Rosinec

Katarína Šoltésová

Grandma Haľa

Martin Sanitrár-Ľupták

Shepherd

Milan Šoltés

Driver

Ivan Laca

Police Officer

Jozef Vaš

Pensioner

Jozef Gavlák

Pensioner

Magda Gavláková

Samo's Wife