---
title: '23 (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hans-Christian Schmid'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/23-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126765/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# 23 (1998)

1998 · 99 min · Drama, Thriller · Germany

Original title: 23 – Nichts ist so wie es scheint

## Synopsis

23, original German title: 23 – Nichts ist so wie es scheint is a 1998 German drama thriller film about young hacker Karl Koch, who died on 23 May 1989, a presumed suicide. It was directed by Hans-Christian Schmid, who also participated in screenwriting. The title derives from the protagonist's obsession with the number 23, a phenomenon often described as apophenia. Although the film was well received by critics and audiences, its accuracy has been vocally disputed by several witnesses to the real-life events on which it was based. Schmid subsequently co-authored a book that tells the story of the making of 23 and also details the differences between the movie and the actual main events.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hans-Christian Schmid](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-christian-schmid)
- **Screenplay:** [Hans-Christian Schmid](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-christian-schmid), [Michael Gutmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gutmann)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Enjott Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/enjott-schneider)
- **Producer:** [Jakob Claussen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jakob-claussen), [Thomas Wöbke](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-wobke)
- **Director of Photography:** [Klaus Eichhammer](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-eichhammer)
- **Editor:** [Hansjörg Weißbrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/hansjorg-wei-brich)

## Cast

- [Stephan Kampwirth](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephan-kampwirth)
- [Dieter Landuris](https://cinepixo.com/people/dieter-landuris) as Pepe
- [Burghart Klaußner](https://cinepixo.com/people/burghart-klau-ner)
- [August Diehl](https://cinepixo.com/people/august-diehl) as Karl Koch
- [Jan Gregor Kremp](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-gregor-kremp) as Lupo
- [Zbigniew Zamachowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/zbigniew-zamachowski)
- [Fabian Busch](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabian-busch) as David

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/23-1998
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