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.
- Year: 2006
- Country: Germany
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Studio: Moovie, Medienfonds German Film Productions GmbH & Co. KG, Constantin Film, ARD, Bernd Eichinger Productions, Momentum Pictures
- Keyword: berlin, germany, based on novel or book, unsociability, hippie, sexual obsession, free love, swinger club, nudist camp, teacher, cancer, scientist, male virgin, reproduction, sexual problems
- Director: Oskar Roehler
- Cast: Christian Ulmen, Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck, Franka Potente, Nina Hoss, Corinna Harfouch