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About
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.
Theatrical
Jan 14, 1999
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion
Original Language
German
Cast
Full credits →A
August Diehl
Karl Koch
F
Fabian Busch
David
D
Dieter Landuris
Pepe
J
Jan-Gregor Kremp
Lupo
B
Burghart Klaußner
Weber
S
Stephan Kampwirth
Jochen Maiwald
Z
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Sergej
P
Peter Fitz
Brückner
L
Lilly Marie Tschörtner
Beate
A
Arnulf Schumacher
Seybert
P
Patrick Joswig
Alex
S
Sven Lehmann
Computerverkäufer
R
Regine Zimmermann
Pepes Freundin
A
Armin Dillenberger
Kellner im Zug
O
Oscar Ortega Sánchez
Mr. Minit
B
Brigitte Janner
Sekretärin
H
Hedi Kriegeskotte
Heimleiterin Frau Helldorff
H
Hanns Zischler
Karls Vater
K
Katrin Klein
Sekretärin
K
Karin Gregorek
Karls Stiefmutter
