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Re:Ask HN: Recommendations for “Hacker Fiction” Films? by interleave on Sunday September 04, 2022 @10:36AM (#32713519)
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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Re:Ask HN: Recommendations for “Hacker Fiction” Films? by bar_de on Sunday September 04, 2022 @01:36PM (#32715534)
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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