23 be one of the best german movie for a long time . it be base on the story of the life of karl koch ( august diehl represent excellent ) who be one of the best hacker of his time . 23 be the number of the illuminators and the member of a worldwide secret society in the book illuminatus by robert anton wilson ( who have a short guest appearance ) . on his high point of hack koch break into the computer of u government arm control and deliver the data to the kgb . the film be a trip back to the 80 represent the cold war and olof palme assassination and gadhaffi and tschernobyl most of the viewer will remember those thing which dominate policy and influence the all day life . the film show the development of karl koch from his teenage year to his death a a person destroy by his cocaine abuse and the extreme pressure he experience in the wheel of eatern or western policy . this be a very good movie with very good actor do not miss it .