Elementarteilchen

Name: Elementarteilchen
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2006-02-23
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Ulmen, Martina Gedeck, Franka Potente, Nina Hoss

IMDb ID: tt0430051 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 6.5 (8,393 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

Two half brothers in Berlin, 30+, one an introverted scientist, the other a sexually frustrated teacher, have no love life. That's about to change.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesEgypt: Atomised (English)
United Kingdom: Atomised
United States: The Elementary Particles (Festival Title)
World-wide: The Elementary Particles (English)
Finland: Alkeishiukkaset (TV Title)
Poland: Cząstki elementarne
Norway: De grunnleggende bestanddeler
Netherlands: Elementaire deeltjes (informal literal title)
Serbia: Elementarne čestice
Sweden: Elementarpartiklarna
Germany: Elementarteilchen
United States: Elementary Particles (Festival Title)
Hungary: Elemi részecskék
Spain: Las partículas elementales
Italy: Le particelle elementari
France: Les Particules élémentaires
Vietnam: Nguyên Tố Cơ Bản
Brazil: Partículas Elementares
Turkey: Temel parçacıklar (Turkish)
Greece: Xefreni zoi (transliterated title)
Greece: Ξέφρενη ζωή
Bulgaria: Елементарни частици (Bulgarian)
Russia: Элементарные частицы
Taiwan: 動情激素 (Alternative Title)
Taiwan: 基本粒子
Japan: 素粒子 (Japanese)
The Elementary ParticlesRelease Date2006-02-23Runtime113 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews26Critic Reviews53Countries / RegionsGermanyLanguagesGerman
EnglishKeywordssexuality
absent mother
promiscuous mother
sexual problems
fire danceFilming LocationsLipschitzallee 46, 12535 Berlin, GermanyProduction CompaniesConstantin Film
MOOVIE
Medienfonds GFPIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430051/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0430051.jpgUpdated At2025-07-18T02:21:32

Directors

Oskar Roehler

Writers

Oskar Roehler
Michel Houellebecq

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Moritz Bleibtreu | Character: Bruno
Actor: Christian Ulmen | Character: Michael
Actor: Martina Gedeck | Character: Christiane
Actor: Franka Potente | Character: Annabelle
Actor: Nina Hoss | Character: Jane
Actor: Uwe Ochsenknecht | Character: Brunos Vater
Actor: Corinna Harfouch | Character: Dr. Schäfer
Actor: Tom Schilling | Character: Michael - Jung
Actor: Thomas Drechsel | Character: Bruno - Jung
Actor: Herbert Knaup | Character: Sollers
Actor: Michael Gwisdek | Character: Prof. Fleißer
Actor: Jasmin Tabatabai | Character: Yogini
Actor: Ulrike Kriener | Character: Annabelles Mutter
Actor: Katharina Palm | Character: Schwester Clara
Actor: Jelena Weber | Character: Annabelle - Jung
Actor: Jennifer Ulrich | Character: Johanna
Actor: Shaun Lawton | Character: Walser
Actor: Nina Kronjäger | Character: Katja
Actor: Birgit Stein | Character: Anne
Actor: Simon Böer | Character: Janes Lover
Actor: Franziska Schlattner | Character: Ellen
Actor: Thorsten Merten | Character: Hubert
Actor: Deborah Kaufmann | Character: Hannelore
Actor: Uwe Dag Berlin | Character: Arzt Annabelle
Actor: Wilfried Hochholdinger | Character: Krankenhausarzt
Actor: Dietmar Mössmer | Character: Totengräber
Actor: Hermann Beyer | Character: Annabelles Vater
Actor: Simon Licht | Character: Kursleiter
Actor: Hussi Kutlucan | Character: Italiener
Actor: Joachim Kretzer | Character: Christoffersen
Actor: Reiner Heise | Character: Forscher 1
Actor: Christian Schmidt | Character: Forscher 2
Actor: Manfred Möck | Character: Forscher 3
Actor: Thomas Huber | Character: Forscher 4
Actor: Bernd Stempel | Character: Mann in Plattenbausiedlung
Actor: Ingeborg Westphal | Character: Alte Hippiefrau
Actor: Simon Newby | Character: Hammet
Actor: Ursula Karusseit | Character: Großmutter
Actor: Tigan Ceesay | Character: Ben
Actor: Rüdiger Klink | Character: Uwe
Actor: Susanne Kreckel | Character: Kate
Actor: Dieter Bach | Character: Kates Lover
Actor: Mirko Wendt | Character: Tanzpartner Annabelle
Actor: Tyra Misoux | Character: Kellnerin Swinger Club
Actor: Dominique von der Heidt | Character: Barfrau Swinger Club
Actor: Oliver Binge | Character: Wandlungsfreak
Actor: Bernd Blode | Character: Wandlungsfreak
Actor: Jan Both | Character: Patient Notaufnahme
Actor: Mirjam Burck | Character: Mirjam
Actor: Christina Gerig | Character: Swinger Club Besucherin
Actor: Walter Hötte | Character: Strandbesucher
Actor: Holger Karst | Character: Patient Notaufnahme
Actor: Rico Kassmann | Character: Strandbesucher
Actor: Stanislav Krüger | Character: Strandbesucher
Actor: Rüdiger Kühmstedt | Character: Wandlungsfreak
Actor: Robert Mansfeld | Character: Swinger Club Besucher
Actor: Lina Otto | Character: Swinger Club Besucherin
Actor: Marcel Otto | Character: Swinger Club Besucher
Actor: Henrietta Schwarzkopf | Character: Schülerin
Actor: Angelika Sperling | Character: Strandbesucherin
Actor: Christoph Theil | Character: Hippie
Actor: Karol Unterharnscheidt | Character: Strandbesucher
Actor: Ulrich Wohlleben | Character: Geschäftsreisender
Actor: Michael Zühlke | Character: Swinger Club Besucher

[Directors Group]
Name: Oskar Roehler | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Oskar Roehler | Role: Writer
Name: Michel Houellebecq | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Oliver Berben | Role: Producer
Name: Bernd Eichinger | Role: Producer
Name: David Groenewold | Role: Producer
Name: Martin Moszkowicz | Role: Producer
Name: Bernhard Thür | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Martin Todsharow | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Carl-Friedrich Koschnick | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Peter R. Adam | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: An Dorthe Braker | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Ingrid Henn | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Esther Walz | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Heike Merker | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Robert Rebele | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Christiane Rüdebusch | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sabine Schumann | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Aylin Özbay | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Astrid Kühberger | Role: Production Manager
Name: Mark Nolting | Role: Production Manager
Name: Ismat Zaidi | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Christian Hoyer | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tina Rexilius | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Carolin Kipka | Role: Art Department
Name: Heike Lange | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Manfred Banach | Role: Sound Department
Name: André Bendocchi-Alves | Role: Sound Department
Name: Claudia Enzmann | Role: Sound Department
Name: Benjamin Krüger | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sven Mevissen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Martin Steyer | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marcus Sujata | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kai Tebbel | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Jörg Baier | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Moritz Eiche | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ivo Klaus | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jan Krupp | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sebastian Küchmeister | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Paul Poetsch | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Michael Ralla | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Heiko Sülberg | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Martin Zwanzger | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Michael Bornhütter | Role: Stunts
Name: Daniela Stein | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Christian Almesberger | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tilman Büttner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kenneth Cornils | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thomas Hübener | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sebastian Meuschel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Helen Sabatzki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nina Scheele | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tommy Schulz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Johanna Ragwitz | Role: Casting Department
Name: Uta Seibicke | Role: Casting Department
Name: Ann Kathrin Weldy | Role: Casting Department

[Location Management]
Name: Mathias Braun | Role: Location Management
Name: Roland Gerhardt | Role: Location Management
Name: Johanna Ragwitz | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Gunnar Graewert | Role: Music Department
Name: Maurus Ronner | Role: Music Department
Name: Martin Todsharow | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Emanuel Hipp | Role: Production Department
Name: Sarah Schmidt | Role: Production Department
Name: Claudia Schwab | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Ruth Hetzer | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Steffen Knabe | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Martin Kuschan | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Tatjana Bonnet | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gabriel Dedic | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andreas Huschke | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yasmina Majid | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jan Rott | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ana Wagener | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Philip Whitfield | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430051/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Germany: February 12, 2006 (Berlin International Film Festival, premiere)
Germany: February 23, 2006
Austria: February 24, 2006
Switzerland: April 6, 2006 (German speaking region)
Italy: April 21, 2006
Greece: May 4, 2006
Greece: May 4, 2006 (Berlinale in Athens Film Festival)
Romania: June 7, 2006 (Transilvania International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: July 7, 2006 (Cambridge Film Festival)
United Kingdom: July 14, 2006
Japan: July 20, 2006 (Deutsches Film Festival in Tokyo)
Switzerland: August 30, 2006 (French speaking region)
France: August 30, 2006
Belgium: September 13, 2006
Netherlands: September 18, 2006 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)
Netherlands: October 5, 2006
Spain: October 6, 2006
Canada: October 7, 2006 (Vancouver International Film Festival)
Sweden: October 13, 2006
Slovenia: October 26, 2006
South Korea: October 27, 2006
Czech Republic: November 9, 2006
Poland: November 24, 2006
Estonia: December 8, 2006 (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival)
Serbia: March 2, 2007 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Japan: March 24, 2007
Hungary: April 12, 2007
Turkey: May 4, 2007
Norway: January 29, 2016

Awards

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