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Kontroll

Kontroll

There's no such thing as a free ride.

20037.21h 47m

Overview

A 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.

Directed by Nimród Antal
Written by Nimród Antal, Jim Adler
Produced by Tamás Hutlassa
Box OfficeBudget: $500KRevenue: $1.3M

Top Cast

Sándor Csányi

Sándor Csányi

Bulcsú

Zoltán Mucsi

Zoltán Mucsi

Professzor

Csaba Pindroch

Csaba Pindroch

Muki

Sándor Badár

Sándor Badár

Lecsó

Zsolt Nagy

Zsolt Nagy

Tibi

Balla Eszter

Balla Eszter

Szofi

Lajos Kovács

Lajos Kovács

Béla

Bence Mátyássy

Bence Mátyássy

Gyalogkakukk

Győző Szabó

Győző Szabó

Lökdösődő

Péter Scherer

Péter Scherer

Főnök

Themes & Keywords

budapest, hungaryundergroundsubwayallegoryeastern europedark comedytrainpursuitsubterraneandarkgrittymetrobudapest

About Kontroll

Kontroll is a comedy, crime, drama, thriller film released in 2003 exploring themes of budapest, hungary, underground, subway, allegory, eastern europe, dark comedy. Directed by Nimród Antal, it stars Sándor Csányi, Zoltán Mucsi, Csaba Pindroch. A 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.

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