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* ForegoneConclusion: Subverted. In the opening FlashForward scene there is dead man in a tub with blood dripping from his tattooed hand. Later we learn that this hand belongs to CLAY member Stephan which points to him getting killed later in the story. [[spoiler: However, the opening scene was a fake and Stephan wasn't to die after all.]]
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* ForegoneConclusion: Subverted. In the opening FlashForward scene there is a dead man in a tub with blood dripping from his tattooed hand. Later we learn that this hand belongs to CLAY member Stephan which points to him getting killed later in the story. [[spoiler: However, the opening scene was a fake and Stephan wasn't to die after all.]]]]
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* HollywoodHacking: Played straight with Ben's way of hacking (using [[http://www.pctools.com/security-news/zero-day-vulnerability/ zero-day exploits]]) etc.). Subverted with Max' approach to [[SocialEngineering exploit human weakness]] instead of security systems.
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* HollywoodHacking: Played straight with Ben's way of hacking (using [[http://www.pctools.com/security-news/zero-day-vulnerability/ zero-day exploits]]) etc.). Subverted with Max' Max's approach to [[SocialEngineering exploit human weakness]] instead of security systems.
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* ImagineSpot: Ben visualizing himself and Marie getting married and live HappilyEverAfter, once he helped her with the exam answers.
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* MalevolentMaskedMen: CLAY's clown masks. Also everybody on Darknet is wearing a creepy masks.
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* MalevolentMaskedMen: CLAY's clown masks. Also everybody on Darknet is wearing a creepy masks.
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* PhoneTraceRace: Done with IP addresses. The Special Task Force manages to locate CLAY at a Berlin State Library and rushes over to catch them red-handed but arrive too late. Discussed by Stephan:
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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: When delivering pizzas to the library, Ben cites a famous line from Superman which Marie doesn't get. Leads to an awkward moment of silence.
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* TrojanHorse: A digital variant. Ben plants a [[MatryoshkaObject Trojan inside a Trojan]] to uncover MRX' identity. But the plan fails as MRX looks through the trick and rejects the virus program that was original meant to help him hack into the Europol system.
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* TrojanHorse: A digital variant. Ben plants a [[MatryoshkaObject Trojan inside a Trojan]] to uncover MRX' MRX's identity. But the plan fails as MRX looks through the trick and rejects the virus program that was original originally meant to help him hack into the Europol system.
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''Who Am I – No System Is Safe'' is a 2014 German thriller directed by Baran bo Odar. It is centered on a computer hacker group in Berlin that gears towards global fame.
Not to be confused with the Creator/JackieChan [[Film/WhoAmI1998 film]] [[SimilarlyNamedWorks of the same name.]]
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AbsentFather: Ben's father ran away to France when he was born.
* TheAce: Max.
* AdolfHitlarious: On the NBD conference, CLAY manages to hack the presentation laptop and play their animation depicting Adolf Hitler in woman underwear being dry-humped by dogs. The neo-Nazi crowd is outraged.
* AsideComment: The last scene has Ben looking at the camera saying "No more magic tricks.". Then he winks and the screen goes black.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: Hanne suggests to attack MRX's weakest point, his {{pride}}, by ruining his reputation in the Darknet community. [[spoiler:It works.]]
* BadJobWorseUniform: Ben's embarrassing outfit as a pizza delivery boy.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Ben's plan to hand himself in, get MRX arrested with Hanne's help and forge a new identity for himself.]]
* BavarianFireDrill: Max' favorite SocialEngineering technique that gives him exactly what he wants. His tenet: "Man is by nature trusting and averse to conflict". He then goes on to demonstrate the trope by pressing two choco donuts from an overwhelmed clerk.
* BingeMontage: In the scene where CLAY parties hard with the three girls they pick up on the street.
* BlindAlley: Ben hides in a chamber at the Subway tunnel. The pursuers run by but one comes back but [[FailedASpotCheck fails to properly check inside the chamber]].
* {{Bookends}}: The movie opens with a scene towards the end where Ben enters a hotel room. We revisit this moment again right before the final scene.
* BrokenPedestal: MRX is an idol in the hacker scene. Until it turns out he makes deals with the Russian cyber mafia.
* CallingCard: Discussed by Ben:
--> '''Ben:''' Most of the hackers just crack the threshold, look around the system and don't change a thing. Others leave a note. And many, take a souvenir.
* ChekhovsGun:
** The three shells that belong to Ben's grandfather are later used as evidence for the killing of three CLAY members.
** The nail Alex hurts himself with becomes an important plot point later on.
* ChekhovsHobby: Marie studies law which comes in handy when she confirms that the witness protection program is not permitted for mentally ill candidates.
* CoincidentalBroadcast: While Max and Ben have a fight, Paul notices the TV news announcing the death of Krypton.
* TheCommandments: MRX' three rules:
## No system is safe.
## Aim for the impossible.
## Have fun in cyberspace and meatspace.
* ConvenientlyTimedGuard: After Ben completes the download of the exam questions at the university's server room, a guard appears out of nowhere. Busted!
* CoolMask: The CLAY members wear masks reminiscent of the one worn by Guy Fawkes.
* TheCracker: MRX is a ruthless hacker who sells information to the Russian cyber mafia. His actions get Krypton killed.
* CyberPunkIsTechno: The CLAY members celebrate their successful hacking of the BND by dancing to techno music at a club.
* DownerBeginning: The movie starts with the hero entering a hotel room with three dead bodies inside.
* DuelingHackers: [=WhoAmI=] versus MRX.
* DyeOrDie: Ben dyes his hair blond at the end for obvious reasons.
* EverythingIsOnline: CLAY is able to manipulate the lighting system of a building from an entry point outside the location.
* ExtremeGraphicalRepresentation: The animation of the female operator during the PhoneTraceRace, with red dots and lines representing the different servers that CLAY uses to hide its traces.
* FaceCam: Ben's face is shown this way swiftly when being chased by MRX' henchmen through Copenhagen.
* ForeignLanguageTitle: The movie title consists of the hero's English online nickname.
* ForegoneConclusion: Subverted. In the opening FlashForward scene there is dead man in a tub with blood dripping from his tattooed hand. Later we learn that this hand belongs to CLAY member Stephan which points to him getting killed later in the story. [[spoiler: However, the opening scene was a fake and Stephan wasn't to die after all.]]
* GilliganCut: First Paul refuses to ride in the new Porsche. Cut to the next scene where he screams of joy in the driver seat.
* HackedByAPirate: When CLAY hacks the German stock market, they show the DAX's daily curve in form of [[FlippingTheBird the finger]] which causes some irritation in the commentator.
* HackerCave: The house of Ben's grandmother serves as this for CLAY.
* HackerCollective: A group of four hackers found a collective called "CLAY" (Clowns Laughing At You) who score a big coup by hacking the BND (German intelligence agency).
* HeldGaze: Between Ben and Marie when they first meet in the library.
* HollywoodHacking: Played straight with Ben's way of hacking (using [[http://www.pctools.com/security-news/zero-day-vulnerability/ zero-day exploits]]) etc.). Subverted with Max' approach to [[SocialEngineering exploit human weakness]] instead of security systems.
* HowWeGotHere: The movie opens towards the end of the story where Ben enters a hotel room to find dead people inside. The rest of the movie tells the story of how he got to that point.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: The driving force behind Ben and Alex' actions throughout the movie.
* ImagineSpot: Ben visualizing himself and Marie getting married and live HappilyEverAfter, once he helped her with the exam answers.
* TheInternetIsForCats: Invoked by CLAY when emailing the BND secretary with kitty photos and a link to a phishing site.
* InterrogationFlashback: Ben turns himself in at the beginning of the movie. His story then unfolds in flashbacks while being interrogated.
* InTheBlood: Invoked by Ben who makes Hanne think he suffers from Multiple Personality Disorder, the same disease his mother was plagued with.
* JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: The CLAY members use garbage man uniforms to get into the dumps where the BND trash is disposed.
* Letters2Numbers: The hacker group ''[=FR13NDS=]".
* LoveAtFirstSight: Ben is visually stunned when seeing Marie for the first time.
** Although it's not exactly the first sight, as they were in the same class at school for years.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: Being deeply in love with Marie, Ben decides to steal the exam questions for her but gets caught in the process.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: CLAY's clown masks. Also everybody on Darknet is wearing a creepy masks.
* MatchCut: From Ben looking down at the flyer for Max' party to him standing with the flyer in front of the house.
* MatrixRainingCode: The movie poster features it.
* MissingMom: Ben's mother killed herself as she [[DrivenToSuicide became weary]] of her Multiple Personality Disorder.
* MultilayerFacade: When MRX unmasks [=WhoAmI=] in the Darknet, the latter has another mask beneath it. And another, and another.
* OnlineAlias: [=WhoAmI=] and MRX amongst others.
* ParentalAbandonment: Ben grew up [[RaisedByGrandparents with his grandma]] because [[AbsentFather his father left]] when he was born and [[MissingMom his mother committed suicide]] when he was eight. Discussed early on:
--> '''Ben''': Every superhero needs a tragic family story: Spiderman's parents... Dead. Batman's parents... Murdered. Superman's parents... Exploded. I actually had the best requirements.
* PhoneTraceRace: Done with IP addresses. The Special Task Force manages to locate CLAY at a Berlin State Library and rushes over to catch them red-handed but arrive too late. Discussed by Stephan:
--> '''Stephan''': "We're too long online, man!"
* PlayfulHacker: CLAY before they go serious and hack the BND.
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: When delivering pizzas to the library, Ben cites a famous line from Superman which Marie doesn't get. Leads to an awkward moment of silence.
* ProtagonistTitle: ''[=WhoAmI=]'' is Ben's online alias.
* RaisedByGrandparents: After his mother committed suicide Ben was raised by his grandma and later he returned the favor and took care of her.
* RapidFireTyping: Ben types extremely fast.
* RebelRelaxation: When Ben and Max first meet at community service, the latter does this pose against a wall while smoking a cigarette.
* TheReveal: The film features a double TwistEnding complete with revelatory montage.
* SinisterSubway: When chased through Copenhagen, Ben ends up in a dark subway tunnel.
* SpinningPaper: CLAY's hacking actions before the BND coup are compressed in a montage of newspaper headlines and reactions in society.
* SplitPersonality: [[spoiler:Ben makes Hanne believe he suffers from Multiple Personality Disorder.]]
* SteppingOutForAQuickCupOfCoffee: Hanne lets Ben into the Server room and gives him five minutes to manipulate the witness protection program to create himself a new identity.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: How Max got Ben to work with him. Lampshaded by the latter.
--> '''Ben''': I should've simply sat there. But it was like an invisible rope between us.
* TrojanHorse: A digital variant. Ben plants a [[MatryoshkaObject Trojan inside a Trojan]] to uncover MRX' identity. But the plan fails as MRX looks through the trick and rejects the virus program that was original meant to help him hack into the Europol system.
* UnreliableNarrator: The story Ben tells the interrogator turns out to be false.
* YouMustBeCold: Ben covers his grandma with his jacket when finding her lost in the streets.
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''Who Am I – No System Is Safe'' is a 2014 German thriller directed by Baran bo Odar. It is centered on a computer hacker group in Berlin that gears towards global fame.
Not to be confused with the Creator/JackieChan [[Film/WhoAmI1998 film]] [[SimilarlyNamedWorks of the same name.]]
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AbsentFather: Ben's father ran away to France when he was born.
* TheAce: Max.
* AdolfHitlarious: On the NBD conference, CLAY manages to hack the presentation laptop and play their animation depicting Adolf Hitler in woman underwear being dry-humped by dogs. The neo-Nazi crowd is outraged.
* AsideComment: The last scene has Ben looking at the camera saying "No more magic tricks.". Then he winks and the screen goes black.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: Hanne suggests to attack MRX's weakest point, his {{pride}}, by ruining his reputation in the Darknet community. [[spoiler:It works.]]
* BadJobWorseUniform: Ben's embarrassing outfit as a pizza delivery boy.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Ben's plan to hand himself in, get MRX arrested with Hanne's help and forge a new identity for himself.]]
* BavarianFireDrill: Max' favorite SocialEngineering technique that gives him exactly what he wants. His tenet: "Man is by nature trusting and averse to conflict". He then goes on to demonstrate the trope by pressing two choco donuts from an overwhelmed clerk.
* BingeMontage: In the scene where CLAY parties hard with the three girls they pick up on the street.
* BlindAlley: Ben hides in a chamber at the Subway tunnel. The pursuers run by but one comes back but [[FailedASpotCheck fails to properly check inside the chamber]].
* {{Bookends}}: The movie opens with a scene towards the end where Ben enters a hotel room. We revisit this moment again right before the final scene.
* BrokenPedestal: MRX is an idol in the hacker scene. Until it turns out he makes deals with the Russian cyber mafia.
* CallingCard: Discussed by Ben:
--> '''Ben:''' Most of the hackers just crack the threshold, look around the system and don't change a thing. Others leave a note. And many, take a souvenir.
* ChekhovsGun:
** The three shells that belong to Ben's grandfather are later used as evidence for the killing of three CLAY members.
** The nail Alex hurts himself with becomes an important plot point later on.
* ChekhovsHobby: Marie studies law which comes in handy when she confirms that the witness protection program is not permitted for mentally ill candidates.
* CoincidentalBroadcast: While Max and Ben have a fight, Paul notices the TV news announcing the death of Krypton.
* TheCommandments: MRX' three rules:
## No system is safe.
## Aim for the impossible.
## Have fun in cyberspace and meatspace.
* ConvenientlyTimedGuard: After Ben completes the download of the exam questions at the university's server room, a guard appears out of nowhere. Busted!
* CoolMask: The CLAY members wear masks reminiscent of the one worn by Guy Fawkes.
* TheCracker: MRX is a ruthless hacker who sells information to the Russian cyber mafia. His actions get Krypton killed.
* CyberPunkIsTechno: The CLAY members celebrate their successful hacking of the BND by dancing to techno music at a club.
* DownerBeginning: The movie starts with the hero entering a hotel room with three dead bodies inside.
* DuelingHackers: [=WhoAmI=] versus MRX.
* DyeOrDie: Ben dyes his hair blond at the end for obvious reasons.
* EverythingIsOnline: CLAY is able to manipulate the lighting system of a building from an entry point outside the location.
* ExtremeGraphicalRepresentation: The animation of the female operator during the PhoneTraceRace, with red dots and lines representing the different servers that CLAY uses to hide its traces.
* FaceCam: Ben's face is shown this way swiftly when being chased by MRX' henchmen through Copenhagen.
* ForeignLanguageTitle: The movie title consists of the hero's English online nickname.
* ForegoneConclusion: Subverted. In the opening FlashForward scene there is dead man in a tub with blood dripping from his tattooed hand. Later we learn that this hand belongs to CLAY member Stephan which points to him getting killed later in the story. [[spoiler: However, the opening scene was a fake and Stephan wasn't to die after all.]]
* GilliganCut: First Paul refuses to ride in the new Porsche. Cut to the next scene where he screams of joy in the driver seat.
* HackedByAPirate: When CLAY hacks the German stock market, they show the DAX's daily curve in form of [[FlippingTheBird the finger]] which causes some irritation in the commentator.
* HackerCave: The house of Ben's grandmother serves as this for CLAY.
* HackerCollective: A group of four hackers found a collective called "CLAY" (Clowns Laughing At You) who score a big coup by hacking the BND (German intelligence agency).
* HeldGaze: Between Ben and Marie when they first meet in the library.
* HollywoodHacking: Played straight with Ben's way of hacking (using [[http://www.pctools.com/security-news/zero-day-vulnerability/ zero-day exploits]]) etc.). Subverted with Max' approach to [[SocialEngineering exploit human weakness]] instead of security systems.
* HowWeGotHere: The movie opens towards the end of the story where Ben enters a hotel room to find dead people inside. The rest of the movie tells the story of how he got to that point.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: The driving force behind Ben and Alex' actions throughout the movie.
* ImagineSpot: Ben visualizing himself and Marie getting married and live HappilyEverAfter, once he helped her with the exam answers.
* TheInternetIsForCats: Invoked by CLAY when emailing the BND secretary with kitty photos and a link to a phishing site.
* InterrogationFlashback: Ben turns himself in at the beginning of the movie. His story then unfolds in flashbacks while being interrogated.
* InTheBlood: Invoked by Ben who makes Hanne think he suffers from Multiple Personality Disorder, the same disease his mother was plagued with.
* JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: The CLAY members use garbage man uniforms to get into the dumps where the BND trash is disposed.
* Letters2Numbers: The hacker group ''[=FR13NDS=]".
* LoveAtFirstSight: Ben is visually stunned when seeing Marie for the first time.
** Although it's not exactly the first sight, as they were in the same class at school for years.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: Being deeply in love with Marie, Ben decides to steal the exam questions for her but gets caught in the process.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: CLAY's clown masks. Also everybody on Darknet is wearing a creepy masks.
* MatchCut: From Ben looking down at the flyer for Max' party to him standing with the flyer in front of the house.
* MatrixRainingCode: The movie poster features it.
* MissingMom: Ben's mother killed herself as she [[DrivenToSuicide became weary]] of her Multiple Personality Disorder.
* MultilayerFacade: When MRX unmasks [=WhoAmI=] in the Darknet, the latter has another mask beneath it. And another, and another.
* OnlineAlias: [=WhoAmI=] and MRX amongst others.
* ParentalAbandonment: Ben grew up [[RaisedByGrandparents with his grandma]] because [[AbsentFather his father left]] when he was born and [[MissingMom his mother committed suicide]] when he was eight. Discussed early on:
--> '''Ben''': Every superhero needs a tragic family story: Spiderman's parents... Dead. Batman's parents... Murdered. Superman's parents... Exploded. I actually had the best requirements.
* PhoneTraceRace: Done with IP addresses. The Special Task Force manages to locate CLAY at a Berlin State Library and rushes over to catch them red-handed but arrive too late. Discussed by Stephan:
--> '''Stephan''': "We're too long online, man!"
* PlayfulHacker: CLAY before they go serious and hack the BND.
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: When delivering pizzas to the library, Ben cites a famous line from Superman which Marie doesn't get. Leads to an awkward moment of silence.
* ProtagonistTitle: ''[=WhoAmI=]'' is Ben's online alias.
* RaisedByGrandparents: After his mother committed suicide Ben was raised by his grandma and later he returned the favor and took care of her.
* RapidFireTyping: Ben types extremely fast.
* RebelRelaxation: When Ben and Max first meet at community service, the latter does this pose against a wall while smoking a cigarette.
* TheReveal: The film features a double TwistEnding complete with revelatory montage.
* SinisterSubway: When chased through Copenhagen, Ben ends up in a dark subway tunnel.
* SpinningPaper: CLAY's hacking actions before the BND coup are compressed in a montage of newspaper headlines and reactions in society.
* SplitPersonality: [[spoiler:Ben makes Hanne believe he suffers from Multiple Personality Disorder.]]
* SteppingOutForAQuickCupOfCoffee: Hanne lets Ben into the Server room and gives him five minutes to manipulate the witness protection program to create himself a new identity.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: How Max got Ben to work with him. Lampshaded by the latter.
--> '''Ben''': I should've simply sat there. But it was like an invisible rope between us.
* TrojanHorse: A digital variant. Ben plants a [[MatryoshkaObject Trojan inside a Trojan]] to uncover MRX' identity. But the plan fails as MRX looks through the trick and rejects the virus program that was original meant to help him hack into the Europol system.
* UnreliableNarrator: The story Ben tells the interrogator turns out to be false.
* YouMustBeCold: Ben covers his grandma with his jacket when finding her lost in the streets.
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