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2003 · 107 min · R

Kontroll

Directed by Nimród Antal · Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Kontroll (2003) is a Comedy film, directed by Nimród Antal set in Budapest during the 2000s. It runs 107 minutes and is rated R.

A serial killer, with a darkly comic and bleak tone. Themes of isolation and madness / loss of sanity play out through single location / bottle.

Cinematography
Gyula Pados
Cast
Sándor CsányiZoltán MucsiCsaba PindrochSándor BadárZsolt NagyBalla EszterLajos KovácsBence Mátyássy

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Budapest
Setting
UndergroundUrban
When
2000s

Premise & themes

Premise
Serial Killer
Themes
IsolationMadness / Loss Of Sanity
Structure
Single Location / Bottle
Tone
Darkly ComicBleakSurreal Dreamlike

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadEnsemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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