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Build a House, Plant a Tree(1980)
Status: Released
Date: 1980-01-04
51%
8 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
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.
Languages: Slovak.
Countries:
Czechoslovakia
ProductionCompanies:
Slovenská filmová tvorba
Movie: Build a House, Plant a Tree
Top 10 Billed Cast
Pavel Nový
Jozef Matúš
Ondřej Pavelka
Žiga
Zdeněk Dušek
Ryšavý
Beata Znaková
Mária
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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.
Release Date
1980-01-04
Average
5.1
Rating:
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