Kontroll (2003)

Director:

Nimród Antal

Writers:

Jim Adler (writer)
Nimród Antal (writer)

Release Date:

20 November 2003 (Hungary)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Murder. Mystery. Romance. Just another ride on the subway.

Plot:

A tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, his fellow inspectors, who are all without exception likeable characters, a rival ticket inspection team, and racing along the tracks... And a tale about love.

Plot Keywords:

Ticket | Train | Dare | Dark | Passenger

Awards:

17 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Sándor Csányi	...	Bulcsú
Zoltán Mucsi	...	Professor
Csaba Pindroch	...	Muki
Sándor Badár	...	Lecsó
Zsolt Nagy	...	Tibi
Bence Mátyássy	...	Gyalogkakukk (Bootsie)
Gyözö Szabó	...	Shadow
Eszter Balla	...	Szofi
László Nádasi	...	Laci
Péter Scherer	...	Chief
Lajos Kovács	...	Béla
Károly Horváth	...	Tamás
György Cserhalmi	...	Big Boss
János Kulka	...	Feri
László Bicskei Kiss	...	Doki

Also Known As:

Control (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

Hungary:105 min | Germany:111 min | Argentina:107 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Certification:

UK:15 | Hungary:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Sweden:15 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

Café Film

Trivia:

Some of the vocal effects at the end credits music, are done by the director.

Goofs:

Continuity: The shaving foam on Tibi's face changes during the chase of Bootsie.

Quotes:

Szofi: [at subway vending machines] Nice place. Come here often?
Bulcsú: Only when I really want to impress a girl.

Movie Connections:

References Alien³ (1992)

It's a fantastic movie about a strange, dark world

I think, it's one of the best Hungarian films what had been ever made. Bulcsú's character is very good, and Kovács Lajos (the drunken metro driver) is a great actor, the story is exciting, and the pictures have very dark feelings, so it's a perfect film from a genius director, Antal Nimród. The story is very dark, and grabs your deep inner frightens. And it shows you the real world of Budapest subway, it's the same that you see in the film, expect the shadow murderer with the hood. Csányi Sándor's first main role wasn't too difficult for this fantastic young talent, he did his performances more perfect than the perfect. If you aren't a ticket inspector, or a subway passenger, you should watch this film. I can recommend it to everybody.

(sorry for my poor English, but I haven't got a language exam yet :-) )