Summaries

A non-conventional person arrives in a Slovak village to create a family. Rubbing materials, he obstinately builds a house, traversing his fine love when his ambitions arise if he controls the light.

Juraj Jakubisko's first feature film after a forced nine-year-long break is a story about an unconventional man, Jozef Matús. 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.

Details

Keywords
  • family relationships
  • divorcee
  • travel
  • feature film directorial debut
  • interloper
Genres
  • Action
  • Drama
Release date Jan 2, 1980
Countries of origin Czechoslovakia
Language Slovak
Production companies Slovenská filmová tvorba Koliba (SFT)

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 33m
Sound mix Mono
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