Who Am I

Who Am I

Year: 2014

Runtime: 105 mins

Language: German

Director: Baran bo Odar

Thriller

No system is safe. Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world’s stage.

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1

Interrogation begins; Benjamin offers critical intel

In the interrogation room, Benjamin tells Hanne he has information about FR13NDS and MRX and offers to hand them over if she listens. He frames his knowledge as a chance to bring down two dangerous hacker groups and asks for her attention.

Interrogation room
2

Benjamin's origin story and online life

He describes a troubled past with absent parents and a mother’s suicide. He explains how he found belonging on the Internet, learned programming at 14, and idolized MRX as a mysterious hero who can hack into any system.

Interrogation room
3

Pizza delivery leads to university hack and arrest

One night while delivering pizzas, he helps Marie with her exam troubles and hacks the university servers to download the questions. He is caught by a security guard and arrested. Since he has no prior criminal record, he is sentenced to community service.

one night Berlin – university campus
4

Community service sparks CLAY formation

During community service, Benjamin meets Max, who introduces Stephan and Paul. They form the CLAY hacking group and use Benjamin's house as a base after moving his grandmother to a nursing home. The group starts with pranks that make them famous.

during community service Berlin
5

Hacking the BND; NO SYSTEM IS SAFE

Dumpster diving and phishing enable CLAY to infiltrate the BND building. They hack internal servers and print the 'NO SYSTEM IS SAFE' logo all around the building. MRX is impressed by their audacity.

BND building, Berlin
6

Club night betrayal; Max kisses Marie

After celebrating in a club, Benjamin discovers Max kissing Marie. He refuses to let them into the house and lashes out at Marie when she visits. This marks a major rift between Benjamin and the rest of CLAY.

the day after the BND hack Club and Benjamin's house
7

Benjamin betrays the group for MRX; Krypton murdered

Feeling inferior, Benjamin secretly contacts MRX, offering the BND data. MRX is impressed, but the next day Krypton is murdered. It turns out Krypton was a double agent working with Hanne, and CLAY is branded as terrorists.

shortly after the club incident Berlin
8

Efforts to clear their name lead to Europol hack mission

To clear their name, CLAY agrees to hack Europol in exchange for MRX's identity. They travel to The Hague to breach Europol’s headquarters but face locked doors, blocked access, and the building’s security challenges. They attempt social engineering and phishing as options to gain entry.

after Krypton murder Europol HQ, The Hague
9

Social engineering breakthrough and exposure

Benjamin uses social engineering to trick a guard and plants a hacking device inside Europol. He hacks into internal servers and provides MRX with an entrance, secretly encoded inside a Trojan to trap MRX later. MRX anticipates this and captures Benjamin on camera, exposing his ploy.

during the breach attempt Europol HQ - The Hague
10

Murder of the trio; Benjamin surrenders

Benjamin returns to the hotel to find the trio murdered and decides to surrender to Hanne. He agrees to enter a witness protection program in exchange for capturing FR13NDS and MRX.

immediately after Europol failure Hotel; Hanne's office
11

Hanne uncovers a conspiracy and the truth about CLAY

Hanne notices a palm wound that matches Max's, realizing that Max, Stephan and Paul are fabrications. A doctor explains Benjamin's mother's mental illness history, suggesting a genetic predisposition. This leads Hanne to suspect that Benjamin alone was CLAY.

shortly after the surrender Doctor's office; hospital
12

Witness protection granted; identity change

Hanne grants him access to the witness protection program and helps him change his identity. He leaves with a new appearance, hoping to stay invisible.

after the confrontation Hanne's office
13

The ferry departure; a surprising reunion

On a Scandlines ferry heading north, Benjamin, now blonde, is joined by Marie, Max, Stephan and Paul. He boasts about the greatest social engineering hack and hints at his plan to mislead Hanne.

post identity change Scandlines ferry
14

Server room twist and plan to feed Hanne false plot holes

In the final scheming, the group learns in a server room that Benjamin didn't truly erase his identity, but erased it as part of the plan. They intend to feed Hanne a story with deliberate holes and let her grief push her to grant protection.

final stages Server room
15

Press conference and final realization

At a press conference announcing the supposed defeat of FR13NDS and MRX, Hanne smiles as she realizes the truth of Benjamin's deception. The film closes with Benjamin walking away, still aiming to stay invisible despite the publicity.

end Press conference

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