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Declaration of War

Declaration of War

20117.11h 40m

Overview

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 that everything is okay but, with the passing of time, they cannot delude themselves anymore: their son has a problem. From now on, war is declared. A war against illness. A war against Death. A war against despair.

Directed by Valérie Donzelli
Written by Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie Donzelli
Produced by Édouard Weil
Box Office0Revenue: $46K

Top Cast

Valérie Donzelli

Valérie Donzelli

Juliette

Jérémie Elkaïm

Jérémie Elkaïm

Roméo

G

Gabriel Elkaïm

Adam Benaïm à 8 ans

Brigitte Sy

Brigitte Sy

Claudia Benaïm

C

César Desseix

Adam Benaïm à 18 mois

Elina Löwensohn

Elina Löwensohn

Alex

Philippe Laudenbach

Philippe Laudenbach

Philippe

Bastien Bouillon

Bastien Bouillon

Nikos

Béatrice de Staël

Béatrice de Staël

Ghislaine Prat

Michèle Moretti

Michèle Moretti

Geneviève

Themes & Keywords

woman director

About Declaration of War

Declaration of War is a drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Valérie Donzelli, it stars Valérie Donzelli, Jérémie Elkaïm, Gabriel Elkaïm. 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 that everything is okay but, with the passing of time, they cannot delude themselves anymore: their son has a problem. From now on, war is declared. A war against illness. A war against Death. A war against despair.

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