25 Oct 2001
Life as a House
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
Build a House, Plant a Tree
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.
Top Billed Cast
Pavel Nový Jozef Matúš
Róbert Šurina Ivan Šimiak
Jana Březinová Helena Šimiaková
Ondřej Pavelka Žiga
Gustav Opočenský Emil Šimiak
Zdeněk Dušek Ryšavý
Anton Šulík st. Samo
Mikuláš Simko Babiak
Viliam Hodoň Major
Beata Znaková Mária
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
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