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Declaration of War (2011)

★ 7.0Not Rated100 min

2011 French film

Declaration of War (French: La Guerre est déclarée) is a 2011 French film directed by Valérie Donzelli, and written by and starring Donzelli and Jérémie Elkaïm; it is based on actual events in their lives together, when they were a young couple caring for their dangerously ill son. It was released on the 31 August 2011 and received very positive reviews; Allociné, a review aggregation website gave it an average of 4.3 stars out of five. Le Monde gave it a full five stars, saying "Against cancer, an undoubtable force of happiness". The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Declaration of War about?
Declaration of War (2011) — Roméo and Juliette are two young actors. They fall in love at first sight, move in together and make a baby. A love story and the founding of a home like millions of others. Except that their little boy, Adam, behaves abnormally. The young parents try hard to persuade themselves
Is Declaration of War based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Declaration of War scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.