- HD 1080
- Runtime: 99m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: de
- Country: Germany
- Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
- Stars: August Diehl, Fabian Busch, Dieter Landuris, Jan-Gregor Kremp, Burghart Klaußner
- keywords: computer, hacker, court case, german democratic republic, spy, cold war, cocaine, delusion, psychology, kgb, hannover, based on true story, conspiracy theory, hospital, best friend
- Production_studio: Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion
- The 23 is featured in the top rankings of 1998
- #73 in Top Drama Movies of 1998
- #18 in Top Thriller Movies of 1998
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.