Director Michele Placido wanted Paz Vega to play Patrizia but she could not take on the role because of scheduling conflicts. Anna Mouglalis was cast instead.
The actors who play the gang members are all Roman, like their models.
Stefano Accorsi and Pierfrancesco Favino appeared in the three movies directed, as of 2022, by songwriter Luciano Ligabue: Accorsi was the protagonist of the first one, "RadioFreccia", and of the third one, "Made in Italy", while Favino was in the second one, "Da Zero a Dieci"
Italian censorship visa # 99274 delivered on 28 September 2005.