Film · Drama

Build a House, Plant a Tree (1980)

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.

Director

Juraj Jakubisko

Writers

Mikuláš Kováč, Lýdia Ragačová

Country

XC

Language

Slovak

Release date

January 4, 1980

Original title

Postav dom, zasaď strom