Anatomy 2 (2003)
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29% of critics liked it
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32% of users liked it
(292 ratings)
An ambitious, working-class medical graduate with dreams of becoming a research physician arrives in Berlin eager to begin his internship at a reputable clinic in director Stefan Ruzowitzky's sequel to his 2000 sleeper Anatomie. Motivated by his desire to provide patients with human warmth often… More An ambitious, working-class medical graduate with dreams of becoming a research physician arrives in Berlin eager to begin his internship at a reputable clinic in director Stefan Ruzowitzky's sequel to his 2000 sleeper Anatomie. Motivated by his desire to provide patients with human warmth often lacking in medical treatment, and driven by his desire to discover a cure for the rare muscle disease that has crippled his brother Willi, Jo (Barnaby Metschurat) eagerly begins his internship as scheduled. When Jo is approached to perform an unauthorized operation on the daughter of a colleague, he initially refuses, only relenting after personally witnessing the graveness of her situation. His successful operation and detailed dissertation drawing the attention of Professor Mueller-LaRousse (Herbert Knaup), the charismatic Mueller-LaRousse subsequently invites Jo to join in weekly gatherings in his "research salon." As Jo becomes a member of Mueller-LaRousse's elite group of talented physicians, the stress of his internship is soon lifted, replaced by a compromising situation that may not only cost Jo his career, but his life as well. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stefan Ruzowitzky
- Written By
- Stefan Ruzowitzky
- Genres
- Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Nov 3, 2003 Wide
- On DVD
- Oct 14, 2003
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Suspenseful entertainment -- but it's also a suitably chilling cautionary tale.
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Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
Where the first film was something of a teen horror film, the follow-up, again from writer-director Stefan Ruzowitzky, is more of an unintentional comedy.
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Jules Brenner, Filmcritic.com
The prognosis is not good
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Hazel-Dawn Dumpert, L.A. Weekly
By the time we get to an unintentionally hilarious hospital-hall chase scene and an overblown O.R. climax, it's clear that Ruzowitzky hasn't quite the wit to match his flair.
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Greg Muskewitz, eFilmCritic.com
Slightly above-average for its type of movie, and slightly better than its predecessor.
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Cast
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Barnaby Metschurat
as Jo Hauser
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Herbert Knaup
as Prof. Mueller-LaRousse
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Heike Makatsch
as Viktoria
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Roman Knizka
as Hagen
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Wotan Wilke Möhring
as Gregor
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Frank Giering
as Sven
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Hanno Koffer
as Willi Hauser
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Felix Kramer
as Kurt
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Sebastian Nakajew
as Wulf
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Rosie Alvarez
as Lee
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Joachim Bissemeyer
as Dr. Schinder
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Boris Pietsch
as Fred, Manni
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Franka Potente
as Paul Henning
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Rosel Zech
as Dr. Bamberg
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August Diehl
as Benny
- Hanno Koffler
