Anatomy 2
{{Short description|2003 film by Stefan Ruzowitzky}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Anatomy 2
| image = Anatomie-2-poster.jpg
| caption = German film poster
| director = Stefan Ruzowitzky
| producer = Andrea Willson
| writer = Stefan Ruzowitzky
| starring = {{ubl|Barnaby Metschurat|Franka Potente}}
| music = Marius Ruhland
| cinematography = Andreas Berger
| editing = Hans Funck
| studio = Deutsche Columbia Pictures Film Produktion{{cite web|title=Anatomie 2|work=filmportal.de|access-date=1 July 2021|url=https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/anatomie-2_ea43d4a697685006e03053d50b37753d}}
Claussen + Wöbke Filmproduktion
| distributor = Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International
| released = {{Film date|2003|02|6|df=y}}
| runtime = 101 minutes
| country = Germany
| language = {{ubl|German}}
| budget =
}}
Anatomy 2 ({{langx|de|Anatomie 2}}) is a 2003 German thriller film written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. It is the sequel to the 2000 film Anatomy, which starred Franka Potente. The story moves to Berlin for this film.
Plot
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The Heidelberg chapter of the Anti-Hippocratic Society for unrestricted medical research has been shut down, but the society still thrives at a prestigious Berlin hospital. The young neurosurgeon Joachim Hauser ("Jo") from Duisburg gets caught up in a research group led by doctor Charles Müller-LaRousse, who urges his students to test their progress on themselves. Jo participates in the trials to eventually help his brother Willi, who has muscular dystrophy. When Jo and some of his fellow students show some reluctance, Müller-LaRousse uses alternative means to punish them before they can give up the society to Paula Henning,{{efn|The main character in Anatomy (2000)}} who is now investigating the society for the police.
Cast
- Barnaby Metschurat as Joachim Hauser
- Ariane Schnug as Junge Kellerin
- Herbert Knaup as Prof. Charles Müller-LaRousse
- Wotan Wilke Möhring as Gregor
- Heike Makatsch as Viktoria
- Franka Potente as Paula Henning
Home media
Anatomy 2 was released on DVD by Columbia TriStar on October 14, 2003, and on May 10, 2004. In 2013, it was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Mill Creek Entertainment on May 7 and 14, respectively.{{cite web |title=Anatomy 2 (2003) - Stefan Ruzowitzky |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/anatomy-2-v283431/releases |website=Allmovie.com |publisher=Allmovie |accessdate=11 February 2019}}
Reception
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On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a critic approval rating of 29% based on seven reviews, with an average rating of 4.1/10.{{cite web |title=Anatomy 2 (2003) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anatomy_2 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=en}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "Mixed or average reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/anatomy-2/critic-reviews|title=Critics Reviews for Anatomy 2 - Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive |work=Metacritic|accessdate=February 11, 2019}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070210022433/http://www.anatomie-2.de/ Official site] (in German)
- {{IMDb title|0312358|Anatomy 2}}
- {{Metacritic film|title=Anatomy 2}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|anatomy_2|Anatomy 2}}
{{Stefan Ruzowitzky}}
Category:2003 psychological thriller films
Category:Films directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky
Category:Films shot in Germany
Category:2000s German-language films
Category:German psychological thriller films
Category:German horror thriller films
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