

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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Jennifer Ulrich & Moritz Bleibtreu - Elementarteilchen aka Atomised (2006)
Cast

Christian Ulmen
Michael Djerzinski

Moritz Bleibtreu
Bruno Klement

Martina Gedeck
Christiane

Franka Potente
Annabelle

Nina Hoss
Jane

Corinna Harfouch
Dr. Schäfer

Uwe Ochsenknecht
Bruno's Father

Jasmin Tabatabai
Yogini

Tom Schilling
Michael (young)

Thomas Drechsel
Bruno (young)

Nina Kronjäger
Katja

Hermann Beyer
Annabelle's Father
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