Wednesday 4 October 2017

Kontroll (2003) - 105 min

Country: Hungary
Director: Nimród Antal
Cast: Sándor Csányi, Zoltán Mucsi, Csaba Pindroch, Sándor Badár & Zsolt Nagy.
Bulcsú works as a ticket inspector in the Budapest metro station and he lives in the tunnel. A series of events starts to happen when a mysterious shadow man starts to push passengers onto the tracks.
It won few awards at the 2004 Cannes Film festival and it was Hungary's submission for the Oscar category. The director creates many plot lines which will intersect at one point and it's up to viewers whether to choose inside or outside story. To make it even more complicated he includes a fairy tale touch to the script. The contemporary soundtrack by Neo helps the tense action sequences to contrast with humorous elements. Taking Budapest subway system as the background, it's a journey that you don't see very often. Overall, it will definitely give you a weird viewing experience and that's the beauty of it.
Verdict: Great

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