Declaration of War
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.
Awards
Cast
- Adrien Antoine
- Alain Kruger
- Anne Berest
- Anne Le Ny
- Bastien Bouillon
- Béatrice de Staël
- Blanche Gardin
- Brigitte Sy
- Dorothée Sebbagh
- Elina Löwensohn
- Emmanuel Salinger
- Esteban Carvajal Alegria
- Frédéric Pierrot
- Jennifer Decker
- Jérémie Elkaïm
- Katia Lewkowicz
- Laure Marsac
- Laurent Lacotte
- Lucia Sanchez
- Marie-Sohna Condé
- Marion Lécrivain
- Michèle Moretti
- Nozha Khouadra
- Pauline Gaillard
- Philippe Barassat
- Philippe Laudenbach
- Riad Sattouf
- Serge Bozon
- Valentine Catzéflis
- Valérie Donzelli
More details
author | Jérémie Elkaïm Valérie Donzelli |
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award | Valois d'or |
contentLocation | Marseille Paris |
director | Valérie Donzelli |
editor | Pauline Gaillard |
events | cancer |
genre | comedy-drama |
nomination | César Award for Best Actress César Award for Best Director César Award for Best Editing César Award for Best Film César Award for Best Original Screenplay César Award for Best Sound International Submission to the Academy Awards |
producer | Edouard Weil |
publisher | Wild Bunch Distribution |
recordedAt | Marseille Paris |