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 | January 4, 1980 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Postav dom, zasaď strom | |
| Runtime | 1h 28min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Slovak | |
| Original Language | Slovak | |
| Production Countries | Czechoslovakia | |
| Production Companies | Slovenská filmová tvorba | |