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The Shop on Main Street
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The Shop on Main Street (1965)8.2 /10

Not Rated (US) · Czechoslovakia · Slovak, Yiddish, German, Latin · 128 min · Jan 24, 1966 · More  
Directed by:  Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos

Storyline:  In fascist Slovakia during World War II, poor carpenter Tono is assigned to take over the small shop of Jewish widow Lautman. Believing he is just a helper, she hires him, and a fragile bond grows between them. When authorities order the expulsion of Jews from the city, Tono faces a fateful decision about the woman now under his care.

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