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.
Unfortunately the movie 23 is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Hans-Christian Schmid | Director |
| Production | Nessie Nesslauer | Casting |
| Production | Ulrike Putz | Executive Producer |
| Art | Ingrid Henn | Production Design |
| Sound | Enjott Schneider | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Klaus Eichhammer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Hans-Christian Schmid | Screenplay |
| Production | Jakob Claussen | Producer |
| Editing | Hansjörg Weißbrich | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peri de Bragança | Costume Design |
| Production | Thomas Wöbke | Producer |
| Directing | Andrea Kapeller | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tatjana Krauskopf | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Bernd Schlegel | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Martin Steyer | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Hilke | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Uli Nefzer | Special Effects |
| Writing | Michael Gutmann | Screenplay |
| Camera | Kai Rostásy | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Sikander Goldau | Storyboard Artist |
| Crew | Gerd Nefzer | Special Effects |
| Sound | Guido Zettier | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dirk Jacob | Sound Designer |
| Lighting | Jürgen Bauer | Gaffer |
| Sound | Kai Storck | Sound Editor |
| Sound | William Edouard Franck | Sound |
