 As the movie was released just before the beginning of the 2006  Italian general election, the media and some politicians complained  it could influence the voters decision. In fact, the movie became  one of the years most successful movies in Italy, and Silvio  Berlusconi lost the election. Anyway, it seems to be hasty to claim  this movie as a cause for the elections final results: some left  wing people use to think that Il Caimano gave to Berlusconi some  decimal points in the elections stats.