The Elementary Particles
Elementarteilchen
2006, Film, 113 min, Drama, Romance, German, Germany, MoviePedia score 64
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.
Directed by Oskar Roehler
Cast
- Moritz Bleibtreu as Bruno
- Christian Ulmen as Michael
- Franka Potente as Annabelle
- Martina Gedeck as Christiane
- Nina Hoss as Jane
- Uwe Ochsenknecht as Brunos Vater
- Corinna Harfouch as Dr. Schäfer
- Tom Schilling as Michael - Jung
- Thomas Drechsel as Bruno - Jung
- Herbert Knaup as Sollers
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