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The Shop on Main Street
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.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Shop on Main Street
Cast
Ida KamińskaRozalia Lautmannová
Jozef KronerAntonin 'Tono' Brtko
František ZvaríkMarkus Kolkocký
Elena Zvaríková-PappováRuzena Kolkocká
Martin GregorJozef Katz
Adam MatejkaPiti BáciCredits
- Directed by
- Elmar Klos, Ján Kadár
- Written by
- Elmar Klos, Ján Kadár, Ladislav Grosman, Ladislav Grosman
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Slovak
- Original title
- Obchod na korze
- Box office
- $1.5M
Production
Filmové studio BarrandovXC
Themes
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