Last week I saw a great Hungarian movie directed by Nimród Antal, called Kontroll.

Kontroll DVD Cover

The movie caught me with surprise and was quite an adreline kick.  I know the massive subway system in Budapest which provided the stunning setting for KONTROLL, very well after year of use. But I never thought of it like this.

The movie is a high-speed romantic thriller in which the lives of assorted outcasts, lovers, and dreamers intersect and collide, and where one young hero, one mysterious maiden, and one particularly nasty killer must conduct a race against time, trains, and destiny itself in their frantic pursuit of one another.

KONTROLL has been awarded Film Festival prices and was Hungary’s most successful film in the domestic box office in 2003. I’ve just ordered it on DVD, and suggest you do the same. It’s such a great movie.

Check the trailer, requires QuickTime and visit it’s official web site.