Anatomie 2 (2003)

Director:

Stefan Ruzowitzky

Writer:

Stefan Ruzowitzky (writer)

Release Date:

6 February 2003 (Germany)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

A new experiment in terror...

Plot:

The doctor and soccer player in the leisure time Jo Hauser decides to move to Berlin and be an intern in a famous clinic...

Plot Keywords:

Surgery | Hospital | Gore | Suture | Death

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Ariane Schnug	...	Junge Kellerin
August Diehl	...	Benjamin 'Benny' Sachs
Herbert Knaup	...	Prof. Charles Müller-LaRousse
Birgit von Rönn	...	Referentin
Klaus Schindler	...	Senator
Barnaby Metschurat	...	Joachim Hauser
Hanno Koffler	...	Willi Hauser
Beate Abraham	...	Mutter Hauser
Oliver Kraatz	...	Reisender
Rosie Alvarez	...	Lee
Chimeta Reinemann	...	Philippinische Schwester
Rosalinda Nolasco-Jacht	...	Philippinische Schwester
Josie Thamm	...	Philippinische Schwester
Maria Dolores Schramm	...	Philippinische Schwester
Monika May Villanueva	...	Philippinische Schwester

Also Known As:

Anatomy 2 (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language, some sexuality and drug use.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | South Korea:15 | Italy:VM14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Denmark:15 | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Deutsche Columbia TriStar Filmproduktion

Goofs:

Continuity: In the last scene in the Hospital where Jo is in a wheelchair you see him already holding a glass with aspirin before his girlfriend and nurse bends over him and gives him the glass.

Movie Connections:

Follows Anatomie (2000)

Soundtrack:

Astrogirl

Ho-hum sequel goes nowhere fast

ANATOMY 2 (Anatomie 2)

Aspect ratio: 2.39:1 (Super 35)

Sound formats: Dolby Digital / SDDS

An intern (Barnaby Metschurat) at one of Berlin's top hospitals is targeted by a charismatic doctor (Herbert Knaup) who's been conducting illegal experiments on some of his students, involving the replacement of various muscle groups with powerful synthetic substitutes. But the drugs needed to curb the various side effects are highly addictive, and lead to madness and murder...

This unnecessary sequel - only tenuously linked to the original ANATOMY (2000) - foregoes genuine horror for a slow build-up of tension as Metschurat is first seduced by his newfound friends and then rejects their dreams of a Nazi-style 'master race'. The Gothic setting of the first film is replaced by the faceless corridors of an ultra-modern hospital, and - aside from a horrific opening sequence - there are few memorable set-pieces to distinguish the movie from its run-of-the-mill US counterparts. Bombastic music score, fine performances, but the film is pretty unsatisfying as a whole. Franka Potente (THE BOURNE IDENTITY) makes a brief cameo appearance, purely for marquee value.

(German dialogue)