Who Am I (2014)

Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.

Director:

Baran bo Odar

Writers:

Jantje Friese (screenplay), Baran bo Odar (screenplay)

Stars:

Tom Schilling, Elyas M'Barek, Wotan Wilke Möhring

6 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Schilling	...	Benjamin
Elyas M'Barek	...	Max
Wotan Wilke Möhring	...	Stephan
Antoine Monot Jr.	...	Paul
Hannah Herzsprung	...	Marie
Stephan Kampwirth	...	Martin Bohmer
Trine Dyrholm	...	Hanne Lindberg
Leopold Hornung	...	Oskar
Katharina Matz	...	Hilde Engel
Leonard Carow	...	MRX
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey	...	Paradise Pizza Manager
Matthias Neukirch	...	Dr. Arnow
Nils Borghardt	...	Glatze NBD
Alexander Hauff	...	Karl-Heinz Vogt
Antonia Putiloff	...	BKA Hackerin

Storyline

Benjamin (TOM SCHILLING) is invisible, a nobody. This changes abruptly when he meets charismatic Max (ELYAS M'BAREK). Even though they couldn't seem more different from the outside, they share the same interest: hacking. Together with Max's friends, the impulsive Stephan (WOTAN WILKE MÖHRING) and paranoid Paul (ANTOINE MONOT), they form the subversive Hacker collective CLAY (CLOWNS LAUGHING @ YOU). CLAY provokes with fun campaigns and speaks for a whole generation. For the first time in his life, Benjamin is part of something and even the attractive Marie (HANNAH HERZSPRUNG) begins noticing him. But fun turns into deadly danger when CLAY appears on the BKA's (Bundeskriminalamt, Federal Criminal Police Office) as well as Europol's most wanted list. Hunted by Cybercrime investigator Hanne Lindberg (TRINE DYRHOLM), Benjamin is no longer a nobody, but instead one of the most wanted hackers in the world.

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Plot Keywords:

social engineering | hacker | bnd | multiple personality disorder | dark web | 

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Taglines:

No system is safe.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the end, when Benjamin performs his magic trick, you can see a dark clothed person with a clown mask in the background. It's a reference to Fight Club (1999).

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Goofs

During the chase scene that takes place in The Hague, Benjamin flees into the metro tunnels, the train passing by there, though, is clearly a type that one shouldn't find in The Haugue's, but only in Berlin's metro system. Also The Hague has no real Metro system, just 'trams' that stay above ground except for the few stops between Central Station and Grote Markt Straat.

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Quotes

Benjamin: MRX has three rules: First: no system is safe. Second: Aim for the impossible. Third: Have fun in cyberspace and meat space.

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Crazy Credits

The closing credits of the principal cast are shown in binary digital codes which are decrypted to reveal the names. The remaining credits are rolled with command prompt programming behind it.

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Connections

Featured in Dark: Everything Is Now (2017)

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Soundtracks

XTC
Written by Boys Noize (as Alexander Ridha)

User Reviews

Great Hacker movie

German movies are not often comparable to the international standard, but in the last 2 years the trend goes bottom-up.

The movie gains us an insight into the life of young hackers and their ambitions. Thy visualization of the meetings in the web with other hackers are very good pictured.

The plot of who Am I is very complex. At the beginning it doesn't look so deep, but while it comes to conclusion the movie shows us his high-class.

The actors with a authentic Tom Schilling and the affected Elyas M'Barek are also properly elected. The characters are very different, what creates varied dialogs. All in all Who am i is a must-see for all Germans and a very good movie for international thriller fans.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German English

Release Date:

25 September 2014 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Who Am I

Filming Locations:

Potsdamer Platz, Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,700,259

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion, SevenPictures Film, Deutsche Columbia Pictures Film Produktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1