Indien
Indien is a 1993 Austrian tragicomic road movie directed by Paul Harather. It was Austria's submission to the 66th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but it was not nominated. It is one of the most successful films of Austrian Cinema and has developed a cult following.
Plot
The main characters are Heinz Bösel and Kurt Fellner, who work for the tourist office in Lower Austria assessing guesthouses. Bösel is fond of beer and occasionally ill-behaved, while Fellner is more intellectual and refined, constantly asking his colleague Trivial Pursuit questions. However, they gradually bond as they travel around Austria.
Awards
More details
author | Alfred Dorfer Josef Hader Paul Harather |
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award | http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q116599832 |
contentLocation | Lower Austria |
director | Paul Harather |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | advanced guesthouse organ testicular cancer trivial pursuit |
musicBy | Ulrich Sinn |
nomination | International Submission to the Academy Awards |
productionCompany | Dor Film |
theme | road movie |