23 (1998)
23 - Nichts ist so wie es scheint
99 min
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.
- Release date
- January 14, 1999
- Country of origin
- Germany
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Cast
- August Diehl as Karl Koch
- Fabian Busch as David
- Dieter Landuris as Pepe
- Jan-Gregor Kremp as Lupo
- Burghart Klaußner as Weber
- Stephan Kampwirth as Jochen Maiwald
- Zbigniew Zamachowski as Sergej
- Peter Fitz as Brückner
- Lilly Marie Tschörtner as Beate
- Arnulf Schumacher as Seybert
- Patrick Joswig as Alex
- Regine Zimmermann as Pepes Freundin
- Armin Dillenberger as Kellner im Zug
- Oscar Ortega Sánchez as Mr. Minit
- Brigitte Janner as Sekretärin
- Hedi Kriegeskotte as Heimleiterin Frau Helldorff
- Hanns Zischler as Karls Vater
- Karin Gregorek as Karls Stiefmutter
- Robert Anton Wilson as Er selbst
Crew
- Hans-Christian Schmid · Director
- Hans-Christian Schmid · Writer
- Michael Gutmann · Writer
- Michael Dierking · Writer
- Jakob Claussen · Producer
- Thomas Wöbke · Producer
- Enjott Schneider · Composer
- Klaus Eichhammer · Cinematographer
- Hansjörg Weißbrich · Editor
- Nessie Nesslauer · Casting director
- Ingrid Henn · Production designer