23 (1998)

Directed by Hans-Christian Schmid1h 39mDrama,Thriller

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.

Rated
12
Year
1998
Country
DE
Language
German
Release date
2 July 1998
TMDB
6.8 (229)
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August Diehl
August Diehl
Karl Koch
Fabian Busch
Fabian Busch
David
D
Dieter Landuris
Pepe
Jan-Gregor Kremp
Jan-Gregor Kremp
Lupo
Burghart Klaußner
Burghart Klaußner
Weber
Stephan Kampwirth
Stephan Kampwirth
Jochen Maiwald
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Sergej
Peter Fitz
Peter Fitz
Brückner
Lilly Marie Tschörtner
Lilly Marie Tschörtner
Beate
A
Arnulf Schumacher
Seybert
Patrick Joswig
Patrick Joswig
Alex
Sven Lehmann
Sven Lehmann
Computerverkäufer
Regine Zimmermann
Regine Zimmermann
Pepes Freundin
Armin Dillenberger
Armin Dillenberger
Kellner im Zug
Oscar Ortega Sánchez
Oscar Ortega Sánchez
Mr. Minit
Brigitte Janner
Brigitte Janner
Sekretärin
Hedi Kriegeskotte
Hedi Kriegeskotte
Heimleiterin Frau Helldorff
A
Alexandra Hartmann
Prostituierte
C
Claudia Boneberg
Prostituierte
Hanns Zischler
Hanns Zischler
Karls Vater
K
Katrin Klein
Sekretärin
Karin Gregorek
Karin Gregorek
Karls Stiefmutter
T
Tom Keidel
Conan
J
Jörg Schmitz
Kugelfisch
C
Christian Wolff
Scarabaeus
J
Johann Claussen
Pfarrer
J
Jan-Gregor Kampwirth
Partygast
N
Nina Bühler
Alex’ Freundin
K
Katja Klauss
Alex’ Freundin
R
Robert Anton Wilson
Er selbst
T
Tirzah Haase
Nachrichten (voice)
B
Beate Himmerlstoss
Nachrichten (voice)
Josef Tratnik
Josef Tratnik
Nachrichten (voice)
P
Peter Veith
Nachrichten (voice)
J
Jessica Lohmann
Nachrichten (voice)
A
Anna-Maija Tuuliainen
Nachrichten (voice)
I
Igor Davidovski
Nachrichten (voice)
Dietrich Brüggemann
Dietrich Brüggemann
Bit
Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi
Self (archive footage)
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Self (archive footage)
G
George Shultz
Self (archive footage)
Richard von Weizsäcker
Richard von Weizsäcker
Self (archive footage)
Olof Palme
Olof Palme

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