Poster for 23

Film · European production

23

2 Jul 1998 1h 39min 6.8/10 (235) DE

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.

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Director
Hans-Christian Schmid
Screenplay
Hans-Christian Schmid, Michael Gutmann
Music
Enjott Schneider
Cinematography
Klaus Eichhammer
Editing
Hansjörg Weißbrich
Producer
Jakob Claussen, Thomas Wöbke
Countries
Germany

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
A
Arnulf Schumacher Seybert
Patrick Joswig Alex
Sven Lehmann Computerverkäufer
Regine Zimmermann Pepes Freundin
Armin Dillenberger Kellner im Zug
Oscar Ortega Sánchez Mr. Minit
Brigitte Janner Sekretärin
Hedi Kriegeskotte Heimleiterin Frau Helldorff
A
Alexandra Hartmann Prostituierte
C
Claudia Boneberg Prostituierte
Hanns Zischler Karls Vater

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