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Declaration of War (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Declaration of War' is a 2011 French film directed by Valrie Donzelli, and written by and starring Donzelli and Jrmie Elkam; it is based on actual events in their lives together, when they were a young couple caring for their dangerously ill son.[http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=189699.html Index:La Guerre est dclare] www.allocine.fr. Retrieved 31 August 2011 It was released on the 31 August 2011 and received very positive reviews; Allocin, a review aggregation website gave it an average of 4.3 stars out of five.[http://www.allocine.fr/film/revuedepresse_gen_cfilm=189699.html La Guerre est dclare > Critiques Presse] www.allocine.fr Retrieved 31 August 2011 'Le Monde' gave it a full five stars, saying "Against cancer, an undoubtable force of happiness".[http://www.lemonde.fr/cinema/article/2011/08/30/contre-le-cancer-la-force-redoutable-du-bonheur_1565374_3476.html "La guerre est dclare" : contre le cancer, la force redoutable du bonheur] 'Le Monde', 30 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011 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
* Valrie Donzelli as Juliette
* Jrmie Elkam as Romo Benam
* Csar Desseix as Adam (18 months old)
* Gabriel Elkam as Adam (8 years old)
* Brigitte Sy as Claudia, Romo's mother
* Elina Lwensohn as Alex, Claudia's wife
* Michle Moretti as Genevive, Juliette's mother
* Philippe Laudenbach as Philippe, Juliette's father
* Bastien Bouillon as Nikos
* Batrice De Stal as Doctor Prat, pediatrician
* Anne Le Ny as Doctor Fitoussi, neurologist
* Frdric Pierrot as Doctor Sainte-Rose, surgeon
* Blanche Gardin as The Hostess Necker
* Jennifer Decker as A girl at the feast of Jeanne
Awards and nominations
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
References
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