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6.8(227) 1998-07-02 99 minDramaThriller
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.
ScreenplayHans-Christian Schmid
ProducerJakob Claussen
DirectorHans-Christian Schmid
ProducerThomas Wöbke
Original Music ComposerEnjott Schneider
ScreenplayMichael Gutmann
Cast & characters
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
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Arnulf Schumacher
as Seybert
Patrick Joswig
as Alex
Sven Lehmann
as Computerverkäufer
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
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Alexandra Hartmann
as Prostituierte
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Claudia Boneberg
as Prostituierte
Hanns Zischler
as Karls Vater
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Katrin Klein
as Sekretärin
Karin Gregorek
as Karls Stiefmutter
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Tom Keidel
as Conan
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Jörg Schmitz
as Kugelfisch
