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• • Anyone for a movie shot entirely in the bowels of Budapestâs underground train system? Donât be put off by the... read more on Time Out

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    • Time Out
    • 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18

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    The best film I have rented all year...

    ...and I've rented well over a hundred this year so far. Absolutely brilliant from start to finish. That this was not nominated for, let alone won, the ... read more »

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    • 17 Jun 2005 at 12:17

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    BUDAPEST METRO GUARDS - Pale but interesting

    The film “Kontroll “, set exclusively in the Budapest metro’s underground system, is a strikingly dark look at the notorious metro guards and ... read more »

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    • ARimbaud
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    • 25 Jan 2012 at 15:15

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    Down in the tube station at midnight

    Bulcsu runs a motley crew of ticket inspectors on the Budapest Metro, where their subterranean life is enlivened by bitter rivalries with the other crews, ... read more »

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    • Oldbloke
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    • 16 Dec 2011 at 14:26

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    A Microcosm

    A disclaimer delivered direct to camera at the beginning warns us not to confuse the Budapest underground railway system and its staff with what we see in the ... read more »

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    • FrankIV
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    • 15 Nov 2011 at 10:57

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    Unsure quite what to think...

    In general, I found this film enjoyable. My father is Hungarian, and I love listening to the language even though I don't speak it myself, so that helped. ... read more »

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    • 04 Dec 2010 at 10:01

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    kontroll (needs to be 6 or more characters)!!

    wasn't sure to begin with, then got into it. very atmospheric; dark, moody with unnanswered questions... watched it twice, but admit i fell asleep on & ... read more »

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    • 03 Dec 2010 at 23:48

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    Underground Kinema

    A strange story of a ragtag bunch of ticket inspectors, this is mostly an entertaining piece of film, although at times it gets more weird/clever (take your ... read more »

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    • Smudgy
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    • 10 May 2010 at 10:00

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    down, down in the underground

    Wow. Not sure how to describe this movie, but it certainly is nothing like I've seen before.Brilliant.The characters and the story are quite something to ... read more »

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    • Templarforthemasses
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    • 20 Apr 2010 at 10:13

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    Atmospheric

    A good observation of life on the Hungarian underground, populated by various passengers and ne'er do wells. The ticket inspectors are well played and ... read more »

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    • Dungbeetle
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    • London
    • 27 Feb 2010 at 18:03

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    Worth Watching

    I liked this film because of the characters and the surrealism; but the plot and storyline are not very strong

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    • NotASnob
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    • Bolton
    • 23 Feb 2010 at 11:37

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    Fun oddity

    It's very easy to get excitied about how cosmopolitan you are to enjoy a hungarian movie set in the metro. To be the only one amongst your circle who has ... read more »

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    • nutcase
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    • 08 Feb 2010 at 19:52
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