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.
Karl Koch

David

Pepe

Lupo

Weber

Jochen Maiwald

Sergej

Brückner

Beate

Seybert
Alex

Computerverkäufer

Pepes Freundin

Kellner im Zug

Mr. Minit

Sekretärin

Heimleiterin Frau Helldorff

Prostituierte
Prostituierte
Karls Vater

Sekretärin
Karls Stiefmutter

Conan
Kugelfisch
Scarabaeus
Pfarrer
Partygast
Alex’ Freundin
Alex’ Freundin
Er selbst
Nachrichten (voice)
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Nachrichten (voice)

Nachrichten (voice)
Nachrichten (voice)
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Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)

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