The Shop on Main Street (1965)

• Drama
• War

In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a button store owned by an old Jewish widow, Rozalie. Since the post comes with a salary and standing in the town's corrupt hierarchy, Tono wrestles with greed and guilt as he and Rozalie gradually befriend each other. When the authorities order all Jews in town to be rounded up, Tono faces a moral dilemma unlike any he's known before.

Rating

7.1 / 10 (233 votes)

Release date

June 24, 1965

Runtime

2h 08m

Language

SK

Director

Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos

Status

Released