Build a House, Plant a Tree
Build a House, Plant a Tree

Build a House, Plant a Tree

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1980
1h 28m
4.8(9 votes)
Drama

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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36 members
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Pavel Nový

Jozef Matúš

Pavel Nový
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Róbert Šurina

Ivan Šimiak

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Jana Březinová

Helena Šimiaková

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Ondřej Pavelka

Žiga

Ondřej Pavelka
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Gustav Opočenský

Emil Šimiak

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Zdeněk Dušek

Ryšavý

Zdeněk Dušek
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Anton Šulík st.

Samo

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Mikuláš Simko

Babiak

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Viliam Hodoň

Major

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Beata Znaková

Mária

Beata Znaková
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Vilma Jamnická

Grandma Haňa

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Ján Schwarzbacher

Deputy Dzuriak

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Ivan Drozdy

Tóno Rosinec

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Katarína Šoltésová

Grandma Haľa

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Martin Sanitrár-Ľupták

Shepherd

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Milan Šoltés

Driver

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Ivan Laca

Police Officer

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Jozef Vaš

Pensioner

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Jozef Gavlák

Pensioner

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Magda Gavláková

Samo's Wife

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Mária Krajňáková

Katka

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Petr Novotný

Assistant Driver

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Pavol Simko

Traffic Manager

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Ladislav Vojtko

Policeman

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Oľga Zelková

Gatekeeper

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Ján Šenšel

Man

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Writing

Ondrej Sliacky

Forester

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Štefan Kožka

Jozef Matúš (voice)

Štefan Kožka
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Božidara Turzonovová

Helena Šimiaková (voice)

Božidara Turzonovová
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Jozef Vajda

Žiga (voice)

Jozef Vajda
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Ladislav Chudík

Emil Šimiak (voice)

Ladislav Chudík
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Stano Dančiak

Ryšavý (voice)

Stano Dančiak
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Elo Romančík

Babiak (voice)

Elo Romančík
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Pavol Mikulík

Major (voice)

Pavol Mikulík
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Oľga Vronská

Grandma Haňa (voice)

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Vlado Černý

Traffic Manager (voice)

Vlado Černý

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