The Elementary Particles
6.1(150) 2006-02-10 105 minDramaRomance
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.
DirectorOskar Roehler
ProducerBernd Eichinger
ProducerOliver Berben
Original Music ComposerMartin Todsharow
ScreenplayOskar Roehler
Cast & characters
Christian Ulmen
as Michael Djerzinski
Moritz Bleibtreu
as Bruno Klement
Martina Gedeck
as Christiane
Franka Potente
as Annabelle
Nina Hoss
as Jane
Corinna Harfouch
as Dr. Schäfer
Uwe Ochsenknecht
as Bruno's Father
Jasmin Tabatabai
as Yogini
Tom Schilling
as Michael (young)
Thomas Drechsel
as Bruno (young)
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
