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7.6
“There's no such thing as a free ride.”
A subway enforcement officer working in the oppressively gray Budapest metro gets a chance at love — but first he needs to find out why passengers are jumping — or being pushed — to their deaths onto the tracks.
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Cast
90 people
Sándor Csányi
Bulcsú
Also in
Coming Out
Eternal Winter
Zoltán Mucsi
Professzor
Known for
1
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Csaba Pindroch
Muki
Also in
A Kind of America
Magic Boys
Szabó Győző
Shadow
Sándor Badár
Lecsó
Also in
Before Dawn
Marsra magyar!
Zsolt Nagy
Tibi
Known for
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
Sunset
Balla Eszter
Szofi
Also in
The Mission
Moscow Square
Lajos Kovács
Béla
Known for
The Turin Horse
Semmelweis
Bence Mátyássy
Gyalogkakukk
Also in
Mintaapák
One Summer Adventure
Győző Szabó
Lökdösődő
Known for
Liza, the Fox-Fairy
Péter Scherer
Főnök
Known for
Bet on Revenge
György Cserhalmi
Öltönyös
Known for
Son of the White Mare
Damnation
Nimród Antal Director · Jim Adler Screenplay Gyula Pados Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.3M · Budget $500K · United States release May 27, 2005
Box office
Budget
$500,000
Worldwide gross
$1,277,800
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
Café Film
Production
Bonfire
Production
Hungary
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
Hungarian · Italian · Spanish
Release dates
Brazil · November 20, 2003
Theatrical
Hungary · November 20, 2003
Theatrical
United States · May 27, 2005
Limited theatrical
United States
September 4, 2004 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
September 18, 2004 · Premiere · Boston Film Festival
October 13, 2004 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
March 14, 2005 · Premiere · Cleveland International Film Festival
April 2, 2005 · Premiere · Wisconsin Film Festival
Argentina
April 13, 2005 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Australia
February 21, 2005 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
Belgium
July 12, 2004 · Premiere · Brussels Cinédécouvertes Film Festival
Canada
September 15, 2004 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 26, 2004 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
China
June 14, 2011 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
July 4, 2004 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
August 27, 2004 · Premiere · Copenhagen International Film Festival
Finland
August 30, 2007 · TV
France
May 16, 2004 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
October 7, 2004 · Premiere · Aubagne Film Festival
September 7, 2006 · Premiere · Aye Aye Film Festival, Nancy
Germany
July 21, 2004 · Premiere · München Fantasy Filmfest
August 11, 2004 · Premiere · Hamburg Fantasy Filmfest
February 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
September 20, 2004 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
April 1, 2005 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Italy
October 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 15, 2004 · Premiere · Film by the Sea Film Festival
Poland
October 11, 2004 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
Romania
June 1, 2005 · Digital
Sweden
November 22, 2008 · TV
United Kingdom
September 17, 2004 · Theatrical
April 18, 2005 · Physical · DVD
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