The Caiman

The Caiman
Directed byNanni Moretti
Written byNanni Moretti
Heindrun Schleef
Federica Pontremoli
Francesco Piccolo
Produced byAngelo Barbagallo
StarringSilvio Orlando
Margherita Buy
Jasmine Trinca
Michele Placido
Giuliano Montaldo
Nanni Moretti
CinematographyArnaldo Catinari
Music byFranco Piersanti
Distributed bySacher Film
Release date
  • March 24, 2006 (2006-03-24)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Box office$10,369,396[1]

The Caiman (Italian: Il caimano, referring to the caiman) is a 2006 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti and starring Silvio Orlando and Margherita Buy. Focusing on Silvio Berlusconi's vicissitudes, it was released just before the beginning of the 2006 elections, in which Berlusconi lost. It was one of the most successful films of 2006 in Italy. It was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

  1. ^ "The Caiman (2006)". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Il caimano". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.