Overview
Two unlikely companions discover the true meaning of friendship amidst their professional duties.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- intimate
- quiet evening
- character drama night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The two inspectors travel through Austrian provinces, with local guesthouses, dialect, and bureaucratic encounters shaping the comic texture.
Heinzi Boesel and Kurt Fellner begin as an incompatible pair forced to cooperate before developing a deep friendship.
The film combines crude interpersonal humor with a serious illness and a friendship that persists through tragedy.
The protagonists' health-inspection work requires them to travel together through Austria and repeatedly encounter provincial establishments.
Films like India, and why
The Odd Couple
awkward male friendship, regional social comedy, and a gradual shift from antagonism to emotional intimacy
The Intouchables
bittersweet buddy comedy built around mismatched personalities, vulnerability, and unexpected companionship
The Station Agent
male friendship drama balancing abrasive humor, provincial settings, and serious emotional undercurrents
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul Harather
- Release Date
- 1993-10-07
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 (51)
Cast
- Josef Hader
- Alfred Dorfer
- Maria Hofstätter
- Roger Murbach
- Ursula Rojek
- Karl Markovics
- Linde Prelog
- Karl Künstler
- Wolfgang Böck
- Proschat Madani
Common questions
- What is India about?
- Two mismatched Austrian health inspectors turn compulsory provincial travel into an unexpectedly tender and tragic friendship.
- What is India like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of India as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is India violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in India.
- Which films are like India?
- Films with a similar feel include The Odd Couple, The Intouchables, and The Station Agent.
- How long is India?
- India runs 90 minutes.
