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Kontroll is a 2003 Hungarian comedy–thriller film. Shown internationally, mainly in art house theatres, the film is set on a fictionalized version of the Budapest Metro system. "Kontroll" in Hungarian refers to the ticket inspectors checking to ensure a rider has paid their fare. The story revolves around the ticket inspectors, riders, and a possible killer.
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Kontroll is a 2003 Hungarian comedy drama film directed and written by Nimród Antal. The cast includes Sándor Csányi, Zoltán Mucsi, Eszter Balla, and Lajos Kovács. The narrative is set in the subterranea and rapid transit systems of Budapest, with filming locations including the Budapest Metro. The movie explores themes of flight and hiding, presented with the tagline "There's no such thing as a free ride."
The film has a runtime of 107 minutes according to TMDb and 111 minutes according to IMDb. It was distributed by ThinkFilm and produced by Café Film and Bonfire. The budget was 500,000, generating revenue of 1,277,800. Music was composed by Neo, with cinematography by Gyula Pados. It was nominated for the Polish Academy Award for Best European Film and the European Film Award for Best Director, and participated in the 17th European Film Awards.
Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores vary, with ratings of 7/10, 72/100, and 82% appearing in the data. IMDb lists a rating of 7.6 based on 27,322 votes, while TMDb shows a vote average of 7.185. The film is rated R and has won 19 awards with 5 nominations. It is available via video on demand.
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Film · TMDB
7.2A subway enforcement officer working in the oppressively gray Budapest metro gets a chance at love — but first he needs to find out why passengers are jumping — or being pushed — to their deaths onto the tracks.
Cast
- Sándor Csányi as Bulcsú
- Zoltán Mucsi as Professzor
- Csaba Pindroch as Muki
- Sándor Badár as Lecsó
- Zsolt Nagy as Tibi
- Balla Eszter as Szofi
Themes
- budapest, hungary
- underground
- subway
- allegory
- eastern europe
- dark comedy
- train
- pursuit
- subterranean
- dark
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
27,322 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
72/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 19 wins & 5 nominations
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Film.name
- Kontroll
- Film.image
- Kontroll poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Kontroll film poster
- Film.director
- Nimród Antal
- Film.music
- Neo
- Film.producer
- Tamás Hutlassa
- Film.cinematography
- Gyula Pados
- Film.editing
- István Király
- Film.distributor
- Budapest Film (Hungary)THINKFilm (United States)
- Film.runtime
- 105 minutes
- Film.country
- Hungary
- Film.language
- Hungarian
- Film.budget
- $800,000
- Film.gross
- $1.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 17th European Film Awards
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country of origin
- Hungary
- Original language
- Hungarian
- Main subject
- hiding
- Director
- Nimród Antal
- Screenwriter
- Nimród Antal
- Cast member
- János Derzsi
- Composer
- Neo
- Cinematographer
- Gyula Pados
- Narrative location
- Budapest
- Filming location
- Budapest
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 511758
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.kontrollfilm.hu/eng/index2.html
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- publication date
- 2025-04-14
- title
- Control
- distributed by
- ThinkFilm
- different from
- Control
- set in environment
- rapid transit
- review score
- 82%
Sources (12)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
- Legacy
- See also
- References
- External links
Kontroll is a 2003 Hungarian comedy–thriller film. Shown internationally, mainly in art house theatres, the film is set on a fictionalized version of the Budapest Metro system. "Kontroll" in Hungarian refers to the ticket inspectors checking to ensure a rider has paid their fare. The story revolves around the ticket inspectors, riders, and a possible killer.
The film was written and directed by Nimród Antal and stars Sándor Csányi, Zoltán Mucsi, and Csaba Pindroch. The film was entered in a number of film festivals in Europe and North America. It won the Gold Hugo Award at the Chicago International Film Festival and was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It was also Hungary's submission for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2004 Academy Awards.
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