The movie is set in the late-1980s, but when the policemen are looking for clues in a victim's house we see Andrea Bocelli's CD "Romanza" which was published in 1997.
Many of the cars are too modern for the 1980s setting, including the Gendarmerie's Renault van and the Swiss police Volvos, and several cars have French registration plates with the European Union flag at the left-hand edge, which were not introduced until the 1990s. There is also a 1990s vintage laptop computer.
During the police pursuit in Switzerland, Succo exhibits some Swiss banknotes. However, this banknote serie has been progressively put in circulation in the mid 90's, a few years after Succo's death.