Declaration of War (La guerre est déclarée)
Contemporary World Cinema
Valérie Donzelli / Feature Narrative / France / 2011 / 100 min / Colour / 35 mm
In French / Arabic, English subtitles
Interests: Romance, Social Issues, Family, Based on a True Story
MENA Premiere
Rated: Mature subject matter. Not suitable for minors. Individuals under the age of 18 are not admitted into cinemas.
Synopsis
Based on the filmmaker’s personal experience, “Declaration of War” is an intimate portrait of the struggle endured by a young couple when they find out their son has a brain tumour. Thrust from their carefree, youthful love into a harsh and unexpected chaos, the traumatic experience reveals their strength, courage and heroism.
About the Directors
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Discovered in Sandrine Veysset’s “Martha” where she played the title role, Valérie Donzelli is an accomplished film and television actress. She turned to directing in 2008 and after two short films and one feature “The Queen of Hearts”, embarked on the intensely personal “Declaration of War” which premiered in Cannes as the Critics’ Week opening night film and has been selected as France’s entry in the 84th Academy Awards ®.
Credits
- Director
- Valérie Donzelli
- Screenwriter
- Valérie Donzelli, Jérémie Elkaïm
- Producer
- Edouard Weil
- Editor
- Pauline Gaillard
- Cinematographer
- Sébastien Buchmann
- Sales Company
- Wild Bunch
- Distributor
- Teleview International
- Cast
- Valérie Donzelli, Jérémie Elkaïm, Brigitte Sy, Elina Lowensohn, Michèle Moretti, Philippe Laudenbach