Declaration of War (2011)

Original title

La guerre est déclarée

Directed by

Valérie Donzelli

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

12

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 204 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young couple faces the sudden illness of their baby son. They navigate the emotional and practical challenges of his treatment while trying to maintain their bond and optimism.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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