Declaration of War () 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.
Cast
Valérie Donzelli as Juliette Jérémie Elkaïm as Roméo Benaïm César Desseix as Adam (18 months old) Gabriel Elkaïm as Adam (8 years old) Brigitte Sy as Claudia, Roméo's mother Elina Löwensohn as Alex, Claudia's wife Michèle Moretti as Geneviève, Juliette's mother Philippe Laudenbach as Philippe, Juliette's father Bastien Bouillon as Nikos Béatrice De Staël as Doctor Prat, pediatrician Anne Le Ny as Doctor Fitoussi, neurologist Frédéric Pierrot as Doctor Sainte-Rose, surgeon Blanche Gardin as The Hostess Necker Jennifer Decker as A girl at the feast of Jeanne
Reception Critical response Declaration of War has an approval rating of 86% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 43 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews".
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Recipient(s) Result 2011 Gijón International Film Festival Grand Prix Asturias for Best FilmDeclaration of War Best ActorJérémie Elkaïm Best ActressValérie Donzelli Paris Cinema Jury Award for Best Feature FilmDeclaration of War (Valérie Donzelli) Audience AwardValérie Donzelli Bloggers' Award 2012César Awards 2012 Best FilmDeclaration of WarBest DirectorValérie DonzelliBest Actress Best Original ScreenplayJérémie Elkaïm, Valérie DonzelliBest EditingPauline GaillardBest SoundAndré Rigaut, Laurent Gabiot, Sébastien SavineÉtoiles d'OrBest Screenplay (Scénario)Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie DonzelliHong Kong International Film FestivalSIGNIS AwardValérie DonzelliSIGNIS Award - Special Mention 17th Lumière AwardsBest ActressValérie Donzelli
See also List of submissions to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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