23

Jan 14 1999 N/A 1h 39m
Drama, 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.

Plot

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 inheritance 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.

Written by

Hans-Christian Schmid, Michael Gutmann, Michael Dierking

Directed by

Hans-Christian Schmid

Cast

August Diehl, Fabian Busch, Dieter Landuris

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion

Languages

English, Deutsch

Awards

7 wins & 4 nominations total

Trailers
23 - Nichts ist so wie es scheint ? 1998 ? Trailer ? Remastered
Scores
# of Votes
7,546
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA