Kontroll

Kontroll (2003) is a Hungarian crime drama directed by Nimród Antal that you can watch online on iFILM. Every single scene unfolds underground — the Budapest metro is the entire world of the film, and no character ever surfaces.

Bulcsú, played by Csányi Sándor, has stopped going topside altogether. He sleeps on platforms, checks tickets on hostile commuters, and trades barbs with a team of misfits who each carry their own buried trouble. Somewhere in the tunnels, passengers are ending up on the tracks — and whether they jumped or were pushed is the question nobody wants to answer too loudly.

Antal's debut blends deadpan comedy with claustrophobic thriller and quiet character study, all shot entirely in Budapest's metro system. The film won the SACD Prize at Cannes 2004 in the Un Certain Regard section, earning attention well beyond Hungary's borders. Stream Kontroll (2003) online on iFILM.