Synopsis
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.
Facts
Setting
Germany
Filming location
Germany, Cologne
Production
Claussen & Wöbke Filmproduktion
Original language
German, English, Russian
Stills
Festival History
- Brussels Film Festival 1999 generic
- Gijón International Film Festival 1998 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 1998 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1998 generic
