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.

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Cast

Pavel Nový

Jozef Matúš

Ondřej Pavelka

Žiga

Zdeněk Dušek

Ryšavý

Beata Znaková

Mária

Štefan Kožka

Jozef Matúš (voice)

Božidara Turzonovová

Helena Šimiaková (voice)

Jozef Vajda

Žiga (voice)

Ladislav Chudík

Emil Šimiak (voice)

Stano Dančiak

Ryšavý (voice)

Elo Romančík

Babiak (voice)

Pavol Mikulík

Major (voice)

Vlado Černý

Traffic Manager (voice)