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23 (1998)

23 (1998)

Drama Thriller
Release Date: 1998, July 2
Directors: Hans-Christian Schmid
Countries: Germany
Production: Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion
Cast: August Diehl, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Burghart Klaußner, Hanns Zischler, Fabian Busch, Stephan Kampwirth, Oscar Ortega Sánchez, Regine Zimmermann, Peter Fitz, Jan-Gregor Kremp, Armin Dillenberger, Patrick Joswig

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.

Keywords:

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