Control (Kontrol)
Deep below the cobbled streets of Budapest two rival groups of ticket inspectors rule the metro system and its passengers whilst trying to track down an anonymous killer. Shot entirely underground, this quirky hit debut - the most successful Hungarian film of 2003 - combines the dark atmosphere usually associated with this national cinema with a hyperkinetic tale of terror, love and rivalry. "Control exploits every fear of the underground with its live tracks, rattling carriages, narrow platforms and nighttime population of wackos and weirdos and the simply strange." Ray Bennett, The Hollywood Reporter
Reviews
“Antal has triumphed precisely by refusing to condescend to the low expectations of his audience. His film refuses either to peddle the touristic, picture-postcard view of his city, or to play up its worst excesses.”
Shane Danielson, Edinburgh International Film Festival
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When
9:30 PM Wednesday, 2 March
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Greater Union - Cinema 1
2:00 PM Saturday, 26 February
Wallis Cinema - Mt Barker
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7:00 PM Monday, 21 February
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Greater Union - Cinema 2
Ticket Price
Full price $14
Industry $12
SPU Concession $10
As Part Of
General FeaturesRegional Touring Program: Adelaide Film Festival at Mt Barker
About Control
106 minutes35mm
1.85:1
Dolby SR
In Hungarian with English subtitles
Print Source
Mokép Hungarofilm Division
Katalin Vadja
kati.vajda@filmunio.hu
Awards
Best Director, Best Cinematographer, Best Actor, Hungarian Film Critics PrizeAward of the Youth Cannes Film Festival 2004
Festivals
Edinburgh 2004Toronto 2004
Copenhagen 2004
Warsaw 2004
Helsinki 2004
Vancouver 2004
About the Director
Nimród Antal
Born in 1973 in Los Angeles, Nimród Antal studied at the Film workshop of Pasadena Art Center in 1991. After moving to Hungary he studied at the Hungarian Academy of Drama and Film and graduated as a film director in 1995. After having directed music videos for some of Hungary's hottest musical acts, and a stint in acting, Control is his first full-length feature film as director.