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Released
2006 · FILM

The Elementary Particles

Directed by
Oskar Roehler
Written by
Oskar Roehler, Michel Houellebecq
Runtime
105 min
Language
DE
DramaRomance

Synopsis

Based on Michel Houellebecq's controversial novel, *Atomised* (also known as *The Elementary Particles*) centers on Michael and Bruno, two very different half-brothers and their troubled relationships with sexuality. After a chaotic childhood with a hippie mother more concerned with her affairs than her children, Michael, a molecular biologist, becomes more interested in genes than in women, while Bruno is consumed by his sexual desires, finding most of his satisfaction through prostitutes. Bruno's life takes a new turn when he meets the experienced Christiane. Meanwhile, Michael is reunited with Annabelle, the woman he loved in his youth.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

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This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Peter R AdamShot by Carl Friedrich KoschnickScored by Martin TodsharowDesigned by Ingrid Henn

Box Office

2006 · Box office

Produced on a $6.0M budget

Production budget

$6.0M

Also known as

  • Atomiseden
  • The Elementary Particlesen
  • Las partículas elementaleses
  • Les Particules élémentairesfr
  • Le particelle elementariit

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