Kontroll

Hungary

2003

105 Min

Color

1.85:1

Hungarian

Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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CAST Sándor Csányi, Zoltán Mucsi, Csaba Pindroch, Sándor Badár, Zsolt Nagy, Bence Mátyássy, Gyözö Szabó, Eszter Balla, Lajos Kovács

MUSIC Neo

Cannes (Un Certain Regard): Prix de la jeunesse, AFI FEST (European Showcase), Telluride, Chicago (International Competition): Gold Hugo, SXSW

Synopsis

Ghost trains and ghostly characters, figuratively speaking of course, are what run through the perpetual night of this fictitious underground (metro) system. Bulcsú’s (Sándor Csányi) life that once was, on the surface, where the real people go home after work, who go to the movies or a fine restaurant is now replaced by the dark, cold and solitude arena of his new dwellings. Him, and his motley crew of ragtag metro ticket Kontrollers must patrol the trains that run these City dwellers back and forth and with daily ritual, check that no one dare come down into their world for a free ride. With indifferent passengers, a possible love interest, a regime set on competition and to top it all a mysterious serial killer at large, Kontroll is a dark and bleak comedy of the world of the ticket inspector, who, in the end must keep this Metro system running. If not, what would be the worst that could happen, if they ever lost control? Dare you ride here for free, too? —IMDb

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Ciprian Ailenei

19Jan12

I always knew ticket 'Kontrollers' have a dark side. With the storyline taking place just in one location (The Hungarian subway), this film never gets dull. You'll be greeted by a dark yet pleasant action, based on some stereotyped characters revolving around the inner battle of the main character Bulcsú. Oh, and there's that funny and adorable bunny woman. I'm only sorry it took me until now to watch this.

Justin Oakey

23Aug11

Although quirky and fairly original, I couldn't help but be a little bored. Plus, it was a little lengthy for a comedic film set in one location. Otherwise, it definitely had some fantastic scenes and some really interesting characters.

Armina Stepan

22Feb11

just amazing, a highly metaphoric action movie, creates a genre of its own.

Spook

17Feb11

I loved every minute of it. How the job of a ticket controller can be so hilarious, exciting, tragic and even poetic. But of course, the film is much more than that. Great characters, great soundtrack, great story... This is one of my favorites.