The Caiman

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The Caiman
Directed by	Nanni Moretti
Written by	Nanni Moretti Heindrun Schleef Federica Pontremoli Francesco Piccolo
Produced by	Angelo Barbagallo
Starring	Silvio Orlando Margherita Buy Jasmine Trinca Michele Placido Giuliano Montaldo Nanni Moretti
Cinematography	Arnaldo Catinari
Music by	Franco Piersanti
Distributed by	Sacher Film
Release date	March 24, 2006 (2006-03-24)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
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]