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23 poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 79.3 / 100
1998·Drama / Thriller·1h 39m

23

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.

Above the Line
Hans-Christian Schmid·DirectorHans-Christian Schmid·ScreenplayMichael Gutmann·ScreenplayKlaus Eichhammer·Director of PhotographyEnjott Schneider·Original Music ComposerHansjörg Weißbrich·Editor
Cast
August Diehl·Karl KochFabian Busch·DavidDieter Landuris·PepeJan-Gregor Kremp·LupoBurghart Klaußner·WeberStephan Kampwirth·Jochen MaiwaldZbigniew Zamachowski·SergejPeter Fitz·BrücknerLilly Marie Tschörtner·BeateArnulf Schumacher·Seybert
Full Crew
(26 credits)
Directing· 2
Hans-Christian Schmid·DirectorAndrea Kapeller·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Hans-Christian Schmid·ScreenplayMichael Gutmann·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Klaus Eichhammer·Director of PhotographyKai Rostásy·Assistant Camera
Editing· 2
Hansjörg Weißbrich·EditorBernd Schlegel·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Enjott Schneider·Original Music ComposerKai Storck·Sound EditorGuido Zettier·Sound EditorWilliam Edouard Franck·SoundMartin Steyer·Sound MixerDirk Jacob·Sound Designer
Art & Design· 5
Peri de Bragança·Costume DesignIngrid Henn·Production DesignStephanie Hilke·Makeup ArtistSikander Goldau·Storyboard ArtistTatjana Krauskopf·Makeup Artist
Production· 4
Jakob Claussen·ProducerThomas Wöbke·ProducerUlrike Putz·Executive ProducerNessie Nesslauer·Casting
Other Departments· 3
Uli Nefzer·Special EffectsGerd Nefzer·Special EffectsJürgen Bauer·Gaffer
By the Numbers
79.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind 23's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0A0A0A
#800000
#FFFFFF
Mood
Mysterious, Intense, Unsettling
Composition
Split
Era
90s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The poster features a dark, shadowy image of a man's face on the left, rendered in deep red tones. Overlaid on the right side of his face and extending across t”

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Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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