Movie · 2006
The Elementary Particles
Released 10 February 2006 105 min Drama / Romance More from 2006 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Michael Gwisdek
as Professor Fleisser
Hermann Beyer
as Annabelle's Father
Ingeborg Westphal
as Hippiefrau
Corinna Harfouch
as Dr. Schäfer
Ulrike Kriener
as Annabelle's Mother
Uwe Ochsenknecht
as Bruno's Father
Martina Gedeck
as Christiane
Wilfried Hochholdinger
as Krankenhausarzt
Thomas Huber
as Forscher 4
Simon Licht
as Kursleiter
Jasmin Tabatabai
as Yogini
Nina Kronjäger
as Katja
Deborah Kaufmann
as Hannelore
Moritz Bleibtreu
as Bruno Klement
Rüdiger Klink
as Uwe
Franka Potente
as Annabelle
Christian Ulmen
as Michael Djerzinski
Nina Hoss
as Jane
Tom Schilling
as Michael (young)
Jennifer Ulrich
as Johanna
Thomas Drechsel
as Bruno (young)
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The numbers
45years between the oldest and youngest billed
64Michael Gwisdek — oldest on the call sheet
19Thomas Drechsel — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast