The Elementary Particles
2006 • Drama | Romance
Oskar Roehler
Director
Status
Released
Release date
February 10, 2006
Duration
105 Min
Language
de
Popularity
12.211
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$0
Overview
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.
Cast
Christian Ulmen
Moritz Bleibtreu
Martina Gedeck
Franka Potente
Nina Hoss
Corinna Harfouch
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Jasmin Tabatabai
Tom Schilling
Thomas Drechsel
Nina Kronjäger
Hermann Beyer
Ulrike Kriener
Jennifer Ulrich
Michael Gwisdek
Herbert Knaup
Deborah Kaufmann
Rüdiger Klink
Thorsten Merten
Franziska Schlattner
Ingeborg Westphal
Ursula Karusseit
Dieter Bach
Wilfried Hochholdinger
Simon Licht
Michael Zühlke
Tyra Misoux
Joachim Kretzer
Thomas Huber
Reiner Heise