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Who Am I
Who Am I – Kein System ist sicher
2014 105 min Germany 18+
★7.4
Thriller
Director: Baran bo Odar
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Description
Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.
Worldwide:
$7.7M
Starring
Tom Schilling
Actor
Elyas M'Barek
Actor
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Actor
Awards
6 wins & 6 nominations total
Key opinion
Who Am I is a stylish, fast-paced German cyber-thriller that earns praise for its inventive visuals and unpredictable plot twists. While it draws clear inspiration from films like Fight Club, it succeeds as an engaging, independent narrative, despite some disagreement over the depth of its characters and the reliability of its hacker logic.
| Cinematography | The film excels in visual presentation, utilizing dynamic cinematography and a cohesive cyber-aesthetic that brings the digital world to life. | |
| Score | The high-energy, electronic soundtrack effectively heightens the tension and fits the film's contemporary hacker theme. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative structure and plot twists are highly engaging, offering a clever, unpredictable experience that keeps viewers invested until the end. | |
| Originality | Critics are divided on the film's reliance on 'Fight Club'-style tropes, with some appreciating the homage while others find the stylistic comparisons distracting or derivative. | |
| Acting | Opinions on the acting are split, as some viewers praise the lead performance's nuance and the ensemble chemistry, while others find the characterizations thin and the casting unconvincing. | |
| Theme | The film's technical depiction of hacking is polarized; fans enjoy the focus on social engineering as a narrative device, while others criticize the lack of technical realism and reliance on superficial 'hacker' visuals. |