The Elementary Particles (2006)
Elementarteilchen
113 min
Based on Michel Houellebecq's controversial novel, Atomised (aka The Elementary Particles) focuses on Michael and Bruno, two very different half-brothers and their disturbed sexuality. After a chaotic childhood with a hippie mother only caring for her affairs, Michael, a molecular biologist, is more interested in genes than women, while Bruno is obsessed with his sexual desires, but mostly finds his satisfaction with prostitutes. But Bruno's life changes when he gets to know the experienced Christiane. In the meantime, Michael meets Annabelle, the love of his youth, again.
- Release date
- February 12, 2006
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Budget
- $6,000,000
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Cast
- Christian Ulmen as Michael
- Moritz Bleibtreu as Bruno
- Martina Gedeck as Christiane
- Franka Potente as Annabelle
- Nina Hoss as Jane
- Corinna Harfouch as Dr. Schäfer
- Uwe Ochsenknecht as Brunos Vater
- Jasmin Tabatabai as Yogini
- Tom Schilling as Michael - Jung
- Thomas Drechsel as Bruno - Jung
- Nina Kronjäger as Katja
- Hermann Beyer as Annabelle's Father
- Ulrike Kriener as Annabelle's Mother
- Jennifer Ulrich as Johanna
- Michael Gwisdek as Professor Fleisser
- Herbert Knaup as Sollers
- Deborah Kaufmann as Hannelore
- Rüdiger Klink as Uwe
- Thorsten Merten as Hubert
- Franziska Schlattner as Ellen
- Ingeborg Westphal as Hippiefrau
- Ursula Karusseit as Großmutter
- Dieter Bach as Kates Lover
- Wilfried Hochholdinger as Krankenhausarzt
- Simon Licht as Kursleiter
- Christian Schmidt as Forscher 2
Crew
- Oskar Roehler · Director
- Oskar Roehler · Writer
- Michel Houellebecq · Writer
- Oliver Berben · Producer
- Bernd Eichinger · Producer
- Martin Todsharow · Composer
- Carl-Friedrich Koschnick · Cinematographer
- Peter R. Adam · Editor
- An Dorthe Braker · Casting director
- Ingrid Henn · Production designer