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23

1998 · 1h 39m

Directed by Hans-Christian Schmid

6.8

TMDB audience score
234 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his heritage in a flat and a home computer. At first he dials up to bulletin boards to discuss conspiracy theories inspired by his favorite novel, R.A. Wilson's "Illuminatus", but soon he and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers. Pepe, one of Karl's rather criminal acquaintances senses that there is money in computer cracking - he travels to east Berlin and tries to contact the KGB.

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Cast

  • August Diehl
    Karl Koch

  • Fabian Busch
    David

  • Dieter Landuris
    Pepe

  • Jan-Gregor Kremp
    Lupo

  • Burghart Klaußner
    Weber

  • Stephan Kampwirth
    Jochen Maiwald

  • Zbigniew Zamachowski
    Sergej

  • Peter Fitz
    Brückner

  • Lilly Marie Tschörtner
    Beate

  • Arnulf Schumacher
    Seybert

  • Patrick Joswig
    Alex

  • Sven Lehmann
    Computerverkäufer

  • Regine Zimmermann
    Pepes Freundin

  • Armin Dillenberger
    Kellner im Zug

  • Oscar Ortega Sánchez
    Mr. Minit

  • Brigitte Janner
    Sekretärin

  • Hedi Kriegeskotte
    Heimleiterin Frau Helldorff

  • Alexandra Hartmann
    Prostituierte