Soon after the film was completed, the 2005 riots in France broke out.
The film became extremely popular in Hellas after the December 2008 riots.
Right after the release of the film, the 2005 France riots broke out and it was funny that the French TV was using the everyday count of burned cars, in order to estimate the rise or fall of the revolt.
The movie became very popular from word of mouth, during and after the 2008 December Athens riots.