Due to the release's proximity to the 2022 Hungarian parliamentary election, and its negative portrayal of currently present figures of the opposition parties, especially the aforementioned former Prime Minister and current leader of the Democratic Coalition, as well as his wife, Klára Dobrev, and opposition-supported Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony, the film became highly controversial and has been accused of being propaganda for the governing party, Fidesz, by Hungarian news outlets.

[3] When Réka finds out her boss is involved in the leaking of a scandalous Prime Minister speech, she decides to investigate the case to gain a position among the big-shots.

In an interview with the BBC, producer Gábor Kálomista "denied receiving public money for the film, but declined to list the names of his financial backers.

[13] After the premiere, numerous free screenings of the movie were held in rural community centres, often supported by local officials who were part of Fidesz.

Telex.hu's Attila Tóth-Szenesi pointed out that "making a movie about the events is completely normal and only unusual in Hungary", citing All the President's Men as an example.

In light of this, he also claimed that, considering the 2021 Hungarian opposition primary (in which Klára Dobrev was a candidate), and the upcoming parliamentary election, the film meets the definition of propaganda.

[3] Several media outlets which are part of the Central European Press and Media Foundation with close ties to the current government reviewed the movie positively, pointing out the aforementioned normalcy of depicting contemporary political events in films in other countries, and claiming "a very thought-provoking film was born in a genre which can also be enjoyed by younger people".

[21] Sudden spikes of votes, making the total amount of them double or triple within an hour, have been observed multiple times between 21 and 25 October.