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by bar_de 1378 days ago
Some of your preferences are ticked by the film "23"( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_(film) ).

Based on a real story with some addition of KGB and cocaine.
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interleave 1378 days ago
Seconded. I have found this movie to stand the test of time, even 20 years after release.

To add, the movie captures some of the societal anxiety of cold-war West Germany accurately. August Diehl's portrayal of Karl Koch is, imho, a stand-out success.

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bar_de 1378 days ago
Great this gem of German film culture has more fans.

The scene with the PDP-11 mainframe and its power supply has meme status even today.

Another great trope of the film are the dynamics how the hackers around Karl get exploited by the business savy.

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