

Bruno Bonomo was a famous producer of B-movies in the ‘70s. After a long hiatus, Bonomo offers a screenplay to RAI centered on the figure of Italy’s prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, a subject so controversial that even the public television broadcaster refuses to produce it
Direction
Moretti weaponizing self-deprecation against actual political evil.
Acting
Silvio Orlando's magnificent flop sweat as dignity evaporates.
Writing
Script-within-script layers that bite the hand funding them.

Director
Nanni Moretti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Moretti released this in 2006, months before Berlusconi's actual political comeback. The film's failure to stop anything is part of its tragic punchline.
The 'caiman' title refers to both a cheap exploitation film and Berlusconi himself—cold-blooded, ancient, surviving everything.
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