23 (1999)

  • NR
  • 01/14/1999 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 39m

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 Schmid

Screenplay, Director

Michael Gutmann

Screenplay

Cast

August Diehl's headshot

August Diehl

Karl Koch
Fabian Busch's headshot

Fabian Busch

David
Dieter Landuris's headshot

Dieter Landuris

Pepe
Jan-Gregor Kremp's headshot

Jan-Gregor Kremp

Lupo
Burghart Klaußner's headshot

Burghart Klaußner

Weber
Stephan Kampwirth's headshot

Stephan Kampwirth

Jochen Maiwald
Zbigniew Zamachowski's headshot

Zbigniew Zamachowski

Sergej
Peter Fitz's headshot

Peter Fitz

Brückner

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