The Elementary Particles (French: Les Particules élémentaires) is a 2021 French television drama film directed by Antoine Garceau for France 2.
It is based on the novel Atomised by Michel Houellebecq and has a screenplay by Gilles Taurand.
[1] It stars Guillaume Gouix and Jean-Charles Clichet and tells the story of two half brothers, where the first half of the film is about their adolescence and the second is about them as adults.
[2] It premiered on 17 September 2021 at the Festival La Rochelle Cinéma, where it was shown out of competition as a two-part television film.
[3] It was changed into one film of 1 hour and 58 minutes before it was shown on France 2 on 31 January 2022.