The Shop on Main Street is a 1965 Czechoslovak film directed by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos. Set during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, the film tells the story of Tóno, a Slovak carpenter who is appointed 'Aryan controller' of a Jewish widow's button shop. As Tóno gets to know the widow, his conscience is tested, and he must confront the moral dilemmas of collaboration and resistance. The Shop on Main Street is a powerful and thought-provoking film that explores themes of guilt, complicity, and the human capacity for empathy.
