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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.
🌏 Languages Available: Russian , German , English
📆 Date Released: 1998-07-02
⌚ Running Time: 99 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.822

Beloved Cast

August Diehl original image
Karl Koch
August Diehl
Fabian Busch original image
David
Fabian Busch
Dieter Landuris original image
Pepe
Dieter Landuris
Jan-Gregor Kremp original image
Lupo
Jan-Gregor Kremp
Burghart Klaußner original image
Weber
Burghart Klaußner
Stephan Kampwirth original image
Jochen Maiwald
Stephan Kampwirth
Zbigniew Zamachowski original image
Sergej
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Peter Fitz original image
Brückner
Peter Fitz
Lilly Marie Tschörtner original image
Beate
Lilly Marie Tschörtner
Arnulf Schumacher original image
Seybert
Arnulf Schumacher
Patrick Joswig original image
Alex
Patrick Joswig
Sven Lehmann original image
Computerverkäufer
Sven Lehmann
Regine Zimmermann original image
Pepes Freundin
Regine Zimmermann
Armin Dillenberger original image
Kellner im Zug
Armin Dillenberger
Oscar Ortega Sánchez original image
Mr. Minit
Oscar Ortega Sánchez
Brigitte Janner original image
Sekretärin
Brigitte Janner
Hedi Kriegeskotte original image
Heimleiterin Frau Helldorff
Hedi Kriegeskotte
Alexandra Hartmann original image
Prostituierte
Alexandra Hartmann
Claudia Boneberg original image
Prostituierte
Claudia Boneberg
Hanns Zischler original image
Karls Vater
Hanns Zischler
Katrin Klein original image
Sekretärin
Katrin Klein
Karin Gregorek original image
Karls Stiefmutter
Karin Gregorek
Tom Keidel original image
Conan
Tom Keidel
Jörg Schmitz original image
Kugelfisch
Jörg Schmitz
Christian Wolff original image
Scarabaeus
Christian Wolff
Johann Claussen original image
Pfarrer
Johann Claussen
Jan-Gregor Kampwirth original image
Partygast
Jan-Gregor Kampwirth
Nina Bühler original image
Alex’ Freundin
Nina Bühler
Katja Klauss original image
Alex’ Freundin
Katja Klauss
Robert Anton Wilson original image
Er selbst
Robert Anton Wilson
Tirzah Haase original image
Nachrichten (voice)
Tirzah Haase
Beate Himmerlstoss original image
Nachrichten (voice)
Beate Himmerlstoss
Josef Tratnik original image
Nachrichten (voice)
Josef Tratnik
Peter Veith original image
Nachrichten (voice)
Peter Veith
Jessica Lohmann original image
Nachrichten (voice)
Jessica Lohmann
Anna-Maija Tuuliainen original image
Nachrichten (voice)
Anna-Maija Tuuliainen
Igor Davidovski original image
Nachrichten (voice)
Igor Davidovski
Dietrich Brüggemann original image
Bit
Dietrich Brüggemann
Muammar Gaddafi original image
Self (archive footage)
Muammar Gaddafi
Hans-Dietrich Genscher original image
Self (archive footage)
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
George Shultz original image
Self (archive footage)
George Shultz
Richard von Weizsäcker original image
Self (archive footage)
Richard von Weizsäcker
Olof Palme original image
Olof Palme

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