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.

Starring:

Armin Dillenberger, Arnulf Schumacher, August Diehl, Brigitte Janner, Burghart Klaußner, Christian Wolff, Dieter Landuris, Fabian Busch, Hanns Zischler, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Hedi Kriegeskotte, Jan Gregor Kremp, Karin Gregorek, Katrin Klein, Lilly Marie Tschörtner, Olof Palme, Oscar Ortega Sánchez, Patrick Joswig, Peter Fitz, Regine Zim

Genre:

Drama, Thriller