23 (1998)
02/07/1998
Drama, Thriller
1h 39m
- 68% (210 votes)
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Overview
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.
- Hans-Christian SchmidDirector, Screenplay
- Michael GutmannScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Keywords
- computer
- hacker
- court case
- german democratic republic
- spy
- cold war
- paranoia
- soviet union
- cocaine
- delusion
- psychology
- kgb
- hannover
- illuminati
- based on true story
- conspiracy theory
- hospital
- best friend
- orphan
- chernobyl disaster (1986)
Top Billed 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
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