Kontroll

Kontroll

There's no such thing as a free ride.

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Release Date

11/20/2003

Runtime

107 mins

Overview

A tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, and the fellow ticket inspectors on his team who work aboard the subterranean Budapest Metro. A tale about racing along the tracks, and about a mysterious serial killer. And a tale about love.

Status

Released

Original Language

Hungarian

Budget

$500,000

Revenue

$1,277,800

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A darkly comic descent into the labyrinthine Budapest Metro where ticket inspectors navigate danger, desire, and moral ambiguity in the shadowy tunnels beneath the city. It's bleak and absurd in equal measure, a fever dream of a thriller that never quite reveals what kind of story it's telling.

Mood

UnsettlingTenseMelancholic

Themes

IsolationIdentityCrimeLoveObsession

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

HandheldDesaturatedStylized genre

Structure

Ensemble

Heads up

Graphic violence

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