Character Relationship Map: Kontroll

Characters

• Bulcsú (played by Sándor Csányi) — protagonist

  Bulcsú is the central ticket inspector, living and sleeping in the underground while avoiding the surface. He works with a rough team of inspectors, wins a dangerous rail-running contest, and becomes...

• Professzor (played by Zoltán Mucsi) — protagonist

  Professzor is the veteran member of Bulcsú's ragtag inspection team. He works alongside Bulcsú, Lecsó, Muki, and Tibi in the underground, where inspectors are routinely mocked and assaulted by passeng...

• Muki (played by Csaba Pindroch) — supporting

  Muki is a neurotic, narcoleptic inspector working with Bulcsú's team. After the apparent suicide of Gyalogkakukk, he insinuates that Bulcsú may actually be the murderer, pointing to Bulcsú's nightly a...

• Lecsó (played by Sándor Badár) — supporting

  Lecsó is the disheveled member of Bulcsú's underground inspection team. He shares the exhausting nightly work of checking passengers with Bulcsú, Professzor, Muki, and Tibi, in an environment where co...

• Tibi (played by Zsolt Nagy) — supporting

  Tibi is the dimwitted greenhorn in Bulcsú's team of underground ticket inspectors. He works alongside Bulcsú, Professzor, Lecsó, and Muki as they confront passengers who evade fines and abuse them. Hi...

• Gonzó (played by Mihályfi Balázs) — minor
• Laci (played by László Nádasi) — minor

  Laci is an inspector whose breakdown becomes a disturbing warning for Bulcsú's team. After an altercation with a passenger, Laci takes the passenger hostage and tells Bulcsú that he cannot continue be...

• Béla (played by Lajos Kovács) — supporting

  Béla is identified as a veteran metro driver and the father of Szofi. His connection to Szofi provides her place within the underground community that Bulcsú encounters during his inspections. Althoug...

• Gyalogkakukk (played by Bence Mátyássy) — supporting

  Gyalogkakukk is a repeat-offending prankster pursued by Bulcsú through the underground. After Bulcsú chases him, Gyalogkakukk is pushed onto the tracks by a hooded figure dressed like Bulcsú, becoming...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Bulcsú → Laci (Professional Colleague) — They are fellow underground workers, but Laci's crisis places them in opposition.

  Bulcsú attempts to calm Laci after Laci gets into an altercation with a passenger.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Muki → Laci (Narrative Point Of Comparison) — Laci's earlier crisis becomes the standard Muki uses to interpret Bulcsú's behavior.

  Muki accuses Bulcsú of having the same mental issues as Laci after Laci's violent breakdown.

• Bulcsú → Béla (Social Acquaintance) — Their connection is indirect and arises through the underground railway community.

  Béla is identified as the veteran metro driver and as the father of the girl Bulcsú encounters during an inspection.

• Bulcsú → Gyalogkakukk (Narrative Pursuer) — Bulcsú acts as the inspector pursuing Gyalogkakukk's repeated offenses.

  Bulcsú chases Gyalogkakukk, described as a repeat-offending prankster, through the underground.

• Lecsó → Tibi (Alliance Teammate) — Their bond is grounded in collective work underground.

  Lecsó and Tibi are identified as members of the same ragtag inspection team.

• Muki → Tibi (Alliance Teammate) — They share the same workplace and inspection duties.

  Both Muki and Tibi are explicitly listed among the team's inspectors.

• Muki → Lecsó (Alliance Teammate) — They belong to the same group of underground inspectors.

  Muki and Lecsó are both described as colleagues in Bulcsú's inspection team.

• Professzor → Tibi (Alliance Teammate) — Their relationship is a shared professional affiliation.

  Professzor and Tibi are both named as members of the same inspection team.

• Professzor → Lecsó (Alliance Teammate) — They are colleagues facing hostile commuters together.

  The plot identifies both characters as members of Bulcsú's team of inspectors.

• Professzor → Muki (Alliance Teammate) — They operate within the same underground work unit.

  Both Professzor and Muki are explicitly included in the same ragtag inspection team.

• Bulcsú → Tibi (Alliance Teammate) — Their connection is based on shared team membership and duty.

  Tibi is identified as a greenhorn member of Bulcsú's inspection team.

• Bulcsú → Lecsó (Alliance Teammate) — They share the difficult work of inspecting passengers underground.

  Lecsó is explicitly named as part of Bulcsú's team of ticket inspectors.

• Bulcsú → Muki (Alliance Teammate) — Their professional partnership is strained by Muki's later suspicion of Bulcsú.

  Muki is listed as one of Bulcsú's colleagues in the team of underground inspectors.

• Bulcsú → Professzor (Alliance Teammate) — They work together as members of the same inspection team.

  Professzor is explicitly identified as a member of Bulcsú's ragtag team of underground ticket inspectors.

• Bulcsú → Gonzó (Conflict Rival) — Their rivalry becomes a physical contest involving the maintenance carriage.

  Gonzó, described as a company rival, challenges Bulcsú to a dangerous rail-running contest.

Story Analysis

A troubled underground inspector confronts violence, suspicion, and a mysterious killer before finding a possible path back to the surface.

Plot Progression

1. Life Beneath The City — Bulcsú and his fellow inspectors endure abuse from commuters while living inside the underground system. A dangerous rail-running challenge with Gonzó establishes the railway as both workplace and thr...
2. Violence On The Platforms — Bulcsú encounters the girl in the bear suit while his colleague Laci suffers a violent breakdown. Laci's murder exposes the extreme psychological pressure surrounding the inspectors.
3. The Hooded Killer — Bulcsú chases Gyalogkakukk and witnesses a hooded figure push him onto the tracks. The recurring murders and Bulcsú's nightmares make him an unwilling and compromised witness.
4. Suspicion And Exile — The company pressures Bulcsú over video footage that appears to implicate him, and he resigns. Muki's accusation then turns workplace anxiety into a direct threat on the tracks.
5. Running Toward Dawn — Bulcsú confronts the hooded figure at an underground costume party and repeats the deadly rail run. After escaping, he meets the angel-costumed girl and returns to the surface.