
Ghost trains and ghostly characters, figuratively speaking of course, are what run through the perpetual night of this 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. He, and his motley crew of ragtag metro ticket Kontrollers must patrol the trains that run these City dwellers b... (Full plot summary below)
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Ghost trains and ghostly characters, figuratively speaking of course, are what run through the perpetual night of this 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. He, 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?
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| Rolling StonePeter TraversIt's the whooshing terror that fries your nerves to a frazzle. Antal's control never falters. |
| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawIt's a great science-fiction piece, a razor-sharp satire, and an impressive calling card for an emerging Hungarian cinema. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAntal's visuals create a haunted house where the lights are off in most of the rooms and there may, indeed, be a monster in the closet. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenCharacters are too boorish to care about. |
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasSo unique and memorable that it sits alongside classic first features like Sexy Beast, Reservoir Dogs and Shallow Grave |
| CHUDDevin FaraciOne part comedy, one part thriller, Kontroll is a film that's tough to pin down but easy to like. |
| Empire MagazineAlan MorrisonPlacing his lunatic ensemble of social misfits into a series of episodic story blocks with faultless timing, the director evocatively captures the look, mood, sounds and, most of all, the eccentric attitudes of this alien realm. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleA Hungarian film -- an existential thriller, one might call it -- about an intelligent man who happens to have this lowly nuisance of a job. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA highly exciting, visually alive thriller. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasKontroll is in fact an allegory, but one that oozes a gritty, dynamic realism. |