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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.

Directed by Hans-Christian Schmid
Written by Hans-Christian Schmid, Michael Gutmann
Produced by Jakob Claussen, Thomas Wöbke
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Top Cast

August Diehl

August Diehl

Karl Koch

Fabian Busch

Fabian Busch

David

Dieter Landuris

Dieter Landuris

Pepe

Jan-Gregor Kremp

Jan-Gregor Kremp

Lupo

Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Weber

Stephan Kampwirth

Stephan Kampwirth

Jochen Maiwald

Zbigniew Zamachowski

Zbigniew Zamachowski

Sergej

Peter Fitz

Peter Fitz

Brückner

Lilly Marie Tschörtner

Lilly Marie Tschörtner

Beate

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Arnulf Schumacher

Seybert

Themes & Keywords

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About 23

23 is a drama, thriller film released in 1998 exploring themes of computer, hacker, court case, german democratic republic, spy, cold war. Directed by Hans-Christian Schmid, it stars August Diehl, Fabian Busch, Dieter Landuris. 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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