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Overview

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.

Directed by Hans-Christian Schmid

Top cast

August Diehl

Karl Koch

Fabian Busch

David

D

Dieter Landuris

Pepe

Jan-Gregor Kremp

Lupo

Burghart Klaußner

Weber

Stephan Kampwirth

Jochen Maiwald

Zbigniew Zamachowski

Sergej

Peter Fitz

Brückner

Lilly Marie Tschörtner

Beate

A

Arnulf Schumacher

Seybert

Patrick Joswig

Alex

Sven Lehmann

Computerverkäufer

Regine Zimmermann

Pepes Freundin

Armin Dillenberger

Kellner im Zug

Oscar Ortega Sánchez

Mr. Minit

Brigitte Janner

Sekretärin

Hedi Kriegeskotte

Heimleiterin Frau Helldorff

A

Alexandra Hartmann

Prostituierte

C

Claudia Boneberg

Prostituierte

Hanns Zischler

Karls Vater

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