2006
6.2 (140 votes)
1h 45m
Official Website
Genres
Drama
Romance
Production Companies
Moovie
Medienfonds German Film Productions GmbH & Co. KG
Constantin Film
ARD
Bernd Eichinger Productions
Momentum Pictures
Medienfonds German Film Productions GmbH & Co. KG
Constantin Film
ARD
Bernd Eichinger Productions
Momentum Pictures
The Elementary Particles (Elementarteilchen)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Oskar Roehler
Producer: Bernd Eichinger, Oliver Berben
Director of Photography: Carl-Friedrich Koschnick
Screenplay: Oskar Roehler
