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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.

Original title: Obchod na korze

3

nominations

67%

winning rate

2

wins

Academy Awards #39 - 1967

Award People Status
Best Actress in a Leading Role Ida Kamińska

Academy Awards #38 - 1966

Award People Status
Best International Feature Film Winner

Cannes Film Festival #18 - 1965

Award People Status
Special Mention [Main Competition] Jozef Kroner, Ida Kamińska Winner

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