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Kontroll (2005)

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Reviews Counted:64

Fresh:52

Rotten:12

Average Rating:7/10

Consensus: Kontroll is a smart thriller that's dark, gritty, and funny.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language, some violence and brief sexuality

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Apr 1, 2005 Limited

Box Office: $116,783

Synopsis: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2004 Academy Awards, writer-director Nimrod Antal's debut is a thrilling, claustrophobic, wild ride through the subway system in the Hungarian... Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2004 Academy Awards, writer-director Nimrod Antal's debut is a thrilling, claustrophobic, wild ride through the subway system in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Sandor Csanyi stars as Bulcsu, the leader of a small crew that patrols the underground making sure that passengers have purchased a ticket. However, the men actually have little power themselves, so many people that they stop humiliate them, physically and verbally abuse them, and easily run away. Within this small world, Bulcsu and his gang, which includes the older Professor (Zoltan Mucsi), the narcoleptic Muki (Csaba Pindroch), the diminutive Lecso (Sandor Badar), and the young and innocent Tibi (Zsolt Nagy), battle Gonzo (Balazs Lazar) and his far more successful group of ticket checkers. In one of the film's most exciting scenes, Bulcsu and Gonzo go railing--racing down the tracks in between two moving trains. Meanwhile, a mysterious hooded person in black is pushing people in front of trains, a man named Bootsie (Bence Matyassy) continually escapes from the ticket checkers' clutches, a train conductor (Lajos Kovacs) indulges himself in food, drink, and smoke, and an odd woman (Eszter Balla) roams around the subway wearing a cute bear costume. But the more the story focuses on Bulcsu, who lives in the subway and always seems to be bleeding, the more powerful the film becomes, propelled by NEO's thumping techo soundtrack. [More]

Starring: Sandor Csanyi, Zoltan Mucsi, Csaba Pindroch, Sandor Badar

Starring: Sandor Csanyi, Zoltan Mucsi, Csaba Pindroch, Sandor Badar, Zsolt Nagy, Bence Matyassy, Gyozo Szabo, Eszter Balla, Laszlo Nadasi, Peter Scherer, Lajos Kovacs

Director: Nimrod Antal

Director: Nimrod Antal
Screenwriter: Nimrod Antal
Producer: Tamas Hutlassa, Nimrod Antal
Composer: NEO
Studio: ThinkFilm

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Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
05/13/09
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

Even though we spend the entire film underground, Hungary has never looked more buoyant.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Bruce Feld
Bruce Feld
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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Though the film is crowd-pleasing enjoyable, it never fully brings in enough light to its underground setting to completely satisfy as a fully realized work.

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11/03/05
Dennis Schwartz
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09/26/05
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
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[A] nimble dark comedy.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
08/04/05
Steve Schneider
Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly

This is supremely confident filmmaking for a newcomer, and should give Antal a one-way ticket to bigger things.

Full Review Source: Capital Times (Madison, WI) | comment Comment
07/28/05
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Antal proudly wears Tarantino influences, lingering in humorous conversations that race out on tangents, adding flavor to characters while also subtly developing themes.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
07/22/05
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Antal has a bright future.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
07/21/05
Michele Kenner
Michele Kenner
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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07/10/05
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Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
07/10/05
Marrit Ingman
Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle

Os personagens e o próprio conceito do filme săo interessantes, mas o fraco roteiro acaba desperdiçando o potencial do projeto e a boa direçăo do estreante Antal.

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07/09/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

You don't need a deep, dark forest to tell an unsettling fable about the struggle for freedom or the battles waged between the shadows and the things that glow.

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07/01/05
Lisa Kennedy
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Denver Post
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06/25/05
Houston Chronicle
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The constant gear-changing -- or tonal shifts -- may put some audience members off a bit. But it also has style to burn, and most of the cast is appealing, especially the brooding Csanyi, and Balla, whose sunny presence brightens up the dark proceedings.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
06/25/05
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Writer-director Nimrod Antal shifts from breakneck action to thoughtful romance ..., as he reveals a colorful and chaotic underground.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
06/24/05
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

As a group of episodes, the movie keeps our interest not by linear plot, but by finely drawn characterizations.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
06/23/05
Richard Nilsen
Richard Nilsen
Arizona Republic
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Debut writer-director Nimród Antal uses the anti-hero Bulcsú (Sándor Csányi) as an effective symbol of repressed rebellion.

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06/17/05
Larry Ratliff
Larry Ratliff
San Antonio Express-News
 
 
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