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.
Credits
23 Cast
| Name |
Character |
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August Diehl
He was 23, now 48 years old
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as Karl Koch |
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Fabian Busch
He was 23, now 49 years old
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as David |
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Zbigniew Zamachowski
He was 37, now 63 years old
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as Sergej |
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Dieter Landuris
He was 37, now 63 years old
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as Pepe |
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Regine Zimmermann
She was 28, now 53 years old
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as Pepes Freundin |
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Burghart Klaußner
He was 49, now 75 years old
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as Weber |
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Karin Gregorek
She was 57, now 83 years old
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as Karls Stiefmutter |
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Hedi Kriegeskotte
She was 50, now 75 years old
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as Heimleiterin |
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Peter Fitz
He was 67, 81 years old when he died
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as Brückner |
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Patrick Joswig
He was 23, now 49 years old
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as Alex |
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Stephan Kampwirth
He was 31, now 57 years old
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as Jochen Maiwald |
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Oscar Ortega Sánchez
He was 37, now 62 years old
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as Mr. Minit |
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Hanns Zischler
He was 51, now 77 years old
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as Karls Vater |
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Jan-Gregor Kremp
He was 36, now 62 years old
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as Lupo |
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Armin Dillenberger
He was 41, now 67 years old
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as Kellner im Zug |
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Dietrich Brüggemann
He was 22, now 48 years old
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as Bit |
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Josef Tratnik
He was 51, now 77 years old
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as Nachrichten (voice) |
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Lilly Marie Tschörtner
She was 18, now 44 years old
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as Beate |
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Brigitte Janner
She was 53, now 79 years old
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as Sekretärin |
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Muammar Gadaffi
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as Er selbst (Archivaufnahmen) |
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Sven Lehmann
He was 7, 21 years old when he died
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as Computerverkäufer |
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Hans-Dietrich Genscher
He was 71, 89 years old when he died
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as Er selbst (Archivaufnahmen) |
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Robert Anton Wilson
He was 66, 74 years old when he died
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as Er selbst |
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Arnulf Schumacher
He was 58, now 84 years old
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as Seybert |
23 Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Ingrid Henn as Production Design. |
Art |
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Peri de Bragança as Costume Design. |
Costume & Make-Up |
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Klaus Eichhammer as Director of Photography. He was 46 (now 72) years old
|
Camera |
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Thomas Wöbke as Producer. He was 36 (now 62) years old
|
Production |
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Ulrike Putz as Executive Producer. She was 33 (now 59) years old
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Production |
