Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Build a House, Plant a Tree
TITLE DETAILS

Build a House, Plant a Tree

1980-01-04 · 88 min · ★ 5.3

Drama

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.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Juraj Jakubisko
Production companies
Slovenská filmová tvorba
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Pavel NovýPavel NovýJozef Matúš
Róbert ŠurinaIvan Šimiak
Jana BřezinováHelena Šimiaková
Ondřej PavelkaOndřej PavelkaŽiga
Gustav OpočenskýEmil Šimiak
Zdeněk DušekZdeněk DušekRyšavý
Anton Šulík st.Samo
Mikuláš SimkoBabiak
Viliam HodoňMajor
Beata ZnakováBeata ZnakováMária
Vilma JamnickáGrandma Haňa
Ján SchwarzbacherDeputy Dzuriak
Ivan DrozdyTóno Rosinec
Katarína ŠoltésováGrandma Haľa
Martin Sanitrár-ĽuptákShepherd
Milan ŠoltésDriver
Ivan LacaPolice Officer
Jozef VašPensioner
Jozef GavlákPensioner
Magda GavlákováSamo's Wife

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Availability not listed for this country.

Recommendations

Hardball
★ 6.5
Hardball2001Drama

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.

Kisses
★ 7.1
Kisses2008Drama

Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home on Christmas Day and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin.

The Young One
★ 7.0
The Young One1960Drama

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

Hounddog
★ 6.5
Hounddog2008Drama

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

Farming
★ 6.2
Farming2018Drama

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.

Cardboard Boxer
★ 6.5
Cardboard Boxer2016Drama

Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.

The Sound of Silence
★ 5.9
The Sound of Silence2019Drama

A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.

The River
★ 6.4
The River1984Drama

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.

The Girl in the Book
★ 5.8
The Girl in the Book2015Drama

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

Beast
★ 7.5
Beast2026Drama

MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.

The Good Neighbor
★ 6.6
The Good Neighbor2022Drama

A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.

El Chicano
★ 6.6
El Chicano2019Drama

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.

Fast Girls
★ 6.0
Fast Girls2012Drama

A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

Bastard Out of Carolina
★ 7.1
Bastard Out of Carolina1996Drama

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.

Holy Lands
★ 6.1
Holy Lands2019Drama

When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new neighbours. Back in New York, Harry’s ex-wife Monica is trying to manage the lives of their adult children, Annabelle and David, as well as her own.

The Nest
★ 6.1
The Nest2020Drama

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.

Herself
★ 6.7
Herself2020Drama

Struggling to provide her daughters with a safe, happy home, Sandra decides to build one - from scratch. Using all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality, Sandra draws together a community to lend a helping hand to build her house and ultimately recover her own sense of self.

Embattled
★ 6.7
Embattled2020Drama

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

Gigi & Nate
★ 7.6
Gigi & Nate2022Drama

A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.

The Enforcer
★ 7.0
The Enforcer2022Drama

A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to save the young girl from the deadly organization he’s spent his life building.

Similar titles

After All
Not rated
After All2017Drama

After All is said and done. A man clears out his childhood home, remembering past conversations.

The Tree of Life
★ 6.7
The Tree of Life2011Drama

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

Ylang Ylang Residence
★ 3.0
Ylang Ylang Residence2008Drama

A Comorian village. Djibril spends his frees time taking care of an abandoned villa. While he is busy there, his cabin catches fire. Homeless, he must find a place to live.

Lemon Tree
★ 7.0
Lemon Tree2008Drama

A Palestinian widow fights to save her beloved lemon grove after an Israeli defence minister moves next door and security forces order the trees removed, leading her to challenge the authorities with the help of a young lawyer.

The Lovely Bones
★ 7.1
The Lovely Bones2009Drama

After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.

Rappakal
★ 6.7
Rappakal2005Drama

Saraswathiyamma is the head of a noble family that treats her servant Krishnan as one of her own sons. When her relatives conspire to sell her house, she and Krishnan set out to save it.

Stealing Harvard
★ 4.9
Stealing Harvard2002Drama

John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the payment … but Duff's hare-brained schemes spin quickly out of control.

Help! I'm a Fish
★ 6.7
Help! I'm a Fish2000Drama

Three children are accidentally transformed into fish after consuming a potion made by an eccentric scientist. The kids end up in the sea, with one problem: they must find and drink the antidote within 48 hours, or forever remain as fish.

Henry Poole Is Here
★ 5.9
Henry Poole Is Here2008Drama

Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.

The Girl and the Oak
★ 6.3
The Girl and the Oak1955Drama

Smilja is a little girl living in Dalmatian Zagora. One day, her mother dies under a small oak tree and she is left without parents. Luckily, she gets adopted and continues to nurture the oak where her mother died. Many years later, Smilja is a handsome woman, but her jealous stepbrother Josip kills her boyfriend Ivan and rapes her. Ivan's brothers swear revenge.

A.
★ 6.8
A.2025Drama

Having lost her memory, A. could barely recall glimpses of her childhood in Argentina. After her death, her son visits the empty house for the last time. A sensory journey through a house without objects but filled with memory.

The Black Jew
★ 4.0
The Black Jew2017Drama

Aaron Eliyahu, a Jewish man, travels across India to document the history of Jews. On his journey, unfortunately, Aaron meets with a fatal motor accident that lands him in a state of coma in a hermitage somewhere in North India. By the time he reaches Mala, his hometown, he sees that his house has been converted into a post office and his properties encroached upon.

Waitress
★ 6.7
Waitress2007Drama

A small town waitress stuck in a lousy marriage finds love when an exciting out-of-towner enters her life.

A Love Song for Bobby Long
★ 6.8
A Love Song for Bobby Long2004Drama

A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.

The Strategy of the Snail
★ 7.6
The Strategy of the Snail1993Drama

A group of tenants facing eviction due to a city renovation unite to fight back, but as they clash with the landlord and his ruthless attorney, they each transform into the opposite of who they once were.

Nosferatu the Vampyre
★ 7.3
Nosferatu the Vampyre1979Drama

A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar.

Jamal's Tree
★ 2.0
Jamal's Tree1981Drama

Story of Jamal, a Turkmen woman who is left to tend to the farm when her husband goes off to fight in WW2.

The Tree of Life
★ 3.6
The Tree of Life1988Drama

In a small town, a nomad cuts down a tree he needs to use. However, he accidentally chops down the wrong tree, felling the tree that sustains life itself. When the latter tree falls, all life disappears. The nomad then finds himself in the middle of a desert that he does not recognize, and he tries to work his way out of it. During this particular quest, he comes across a small tree that is in the process of dying and opts instead to save this one.

Under the Tree
★ 6.6
Under the Tree2017Drama

When Baldvin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.

Nights of Cabiria
★ 8.0
Nights of Cabiria1957Drama

Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.