23 (1998)

Title: 23
Original Title: 23
Release Date: 1998-07-02
Status: Released
Rating: 6.8/10 (from 206 votes)
Language: DE
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Production Companies: Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion
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.
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