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.
as Karl Koch
as David
as Pepe
as Lupo
as Weber
as Jochen Maiwald
as Sergej
as Brückner
as Beate
as Seybert
as Alex
as Computerverkäufer
as Pepes Freundin
as Kellner im Zug
as Mr. Minit
as Sekretärin
as Heimleiterin Frau Helldorff
as Prostituierte
as Prostituierte
as Karls Vater
as Sekretärin
as Karls Stiefmutter
as Conan
as Kugelfisch
as Scarabaeus
as Pfarrer
as Partygast
as Alex’ Freundin
as Alex’ Freundin
as Er selbst
as Nachrichten (voice)
as Nachrichten (voice)
as Nachrichten (voice)
as Nachrichten (voice)
as Nachrichten (voice)
as Nachrichten (voice)
as Nachrichten (voice)
as Bit
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
