Build a House, Plant a Tree
88 mins
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.
Róbert Šurina
Ivan Šimiak
Jana Březinová
Helena Šimiaková
Gustav Opočenský
Emil Šimiak
Anton Šulík st.
Samo
Mikuláš Simko
Babiak
Viliam Hodoň
Major
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
Mária Krajňáková
Katka
Petr Novotný
Assistant Driver
Pavol Simko
Traffic Manager
Ladislav Vojtko
Policeman
Oľga Zelková
Gatekeeper
Ján Šenšel
Man
Ondrej Sliacky
Forester
Oľga Vronská
Grandma Haňa (voice)
Stanislav Doršic
Director of Photography
Miloš Kalina
Production Design
Alfréd Benčič
Editor
Jozef Košťál
Assistant Camera
Alena Breceljová
Costumer
Mikuláš Kováč
Screenplay
Anna Hroššová
Makeup Artist
Lýdia Ragačová
Screenplay
Marie Franková
Costume Design
Stanislav Možný
Property Master
Václav Polák
Still Photographer
Tibor Vichta
Dramaturgy
Ján Mikláš
Production Manager
Ján Gogál
Second Unit Director
Magdaléna Krázelová
Script
Frigyes Hidas
Conductor
Mikuláš Kováč
Story
Eduard Palček
Sound
Ivan Korim
First Assistant Director
Vladimír Holloš
Director of Photography
Marián Postihač
Unit Production Manager