23 (1998)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Hans-Christian Schmid

Writers:

Michael Dierking, Michael Gutmann,

Stars:

August Diehl, Fabian Busch, Dieter Landuris

8 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
August Diehl	...	Karl Koch
Fabian Busch	...	David
Dieter Landuris	...	Pepe
Jan-Gregor Kremp	...	Lupo
Stephan Kampwirth	...	Jochen Maiwald
Zbigniew Zamachowski	...	Sergej
Peter Fitz	...	Brückner
Burghart Klaußner	...	Weber (as Burghart Klaussner)
Lilly Marie Tschörtner	...	Beate (as Lilly Tschörtner)
Patrick Joswig	...	Alex
Arnulf Schumacher	...	Seybert
Sven Lehmann	...	Computerverkäufer / Computer Sales Agent
Oscar Ortega Sánchez	...	Mr. Minit
Brigitte Janner	...	Sekretärin / Secretary
Katrin Klein	...	Sekretärin / Secretary

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

computer | 1980s | conspiracy | kgb | computer cracking | 

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Taglines:

Nichts ist so wie es scheint.

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Genres:

Thriller | Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German English Russian

Release Date:

14 January 1999 (Germany)

Also Known As:

23 - Nichts ist so wie es scheint

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Claussen & Wöbke Filmproduktion GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The other side of the story (the hunter's) is told in the movie The KGB, the Computer and Me

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Goofs

The film is set at the end of the 1980s. In the film a Volkswagen Golf III can be seen, which was first sold in 1991.

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Connections

Referenced in Distant Lights (2003)

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Soundtracks

"DNS"
39 CLOCKS
(Gleue/Henjes)

User Reviews

great ..... worth to watch I promise

In Fact, there are quiet many German movies which have brought the evidence to establish themselves as classics. In general these movies are dramas or comedies and very often they provide the viewer with historical informations of a certain time and area. However, what is often missing is suspense. Allhough German television is full of good crime stories and thrillers this Genre is hardly found in German cinema.

At least this is one reason why I like this movie so much. 23 allows to enter the mind of a burnt out, intelligent but unloved son, who tried to break out of his boring life by rebelling against his dominant father and the establishment of the mid 80th. Where as his protest uses to be more like coming out of a group behavior which is based on ideals his intention during the movie changes completely and ends up in a computer spy environment heavily connected with a continuous downward development of his mental and physical condition.

In one sentence: This movie is one of those that shouldn't end because you want to know more about everything,the whole thing, so deep you will place yourself into the plot and you don't want to leave it. 23 changed my life. Afterwards, I had another opinion about reality.

Check it out yourself, I extremely recommend this movies