The Elementary Particles
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.
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Cast
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Christian Ulmen
Michael Djerzinski
Known for
Men in the City
Berlin Blues
Moritz Bleibtreu
Bruno Klement
Known for
Run Lola Run
The Experiment
Martina Gedeck
Christiane
Known for
The Lives of Others
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Franka Potente
Annabelle
Known for
The Bourne Identity
Run Lola Run
Nina Hoss
Jane
Known for
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TÁR
Corinna Harfouch
Dr. Schäfer
Known for
Downfall
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Bruno's Father
Known for
Frank Herbert's Dune
Das Boot
Jasmin Tabatabai
Yogini
Known for
Bandits
Four Minutes
Tom Schilling
Michael (young)
Known for
Who Am I
Generation War
Thomas Drechsel
Bruno (young)
Known for
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
Before the Fall
Nina Kronjäger
Katja
Known for
Dark
Windstorm
Hermann Beyer
Annabelle's Father
Known for
Dark
Wild
Oskar Roehler Director · Michel Houellebecq Author Martin Todsharow Composer
Budget $6M · United States release February 11, 2006 · Produced in Germany, Ireland
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Budget
$6,000,000
Production
Moovie
Production
Medienfonds German Film Productions GmbH & Co. KG
Production
Constantin Film
Production
ARD
Production
Bernd Eichinger Productions
Production
Momentum Pictures
Production
MOOVIE - the art of entertainment GmbH
Production
Germany · Ireland
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Original title
Elementarteilchen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · February 10, 2006
Theatrical
United States · February 11, 2006
Theatrical
Italy
April 21, 2006 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 10, 2007 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 6, 2006 · Digital
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