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.Synopsis
Dès le premier regard, Juliette attire Roméo dans ses bras. Le coup de foudre est réciproque, l'amour ainsi partagé donne vite naissance à leur enfant, Adam. Mais alors qu'il va sur ses deux ans, le bébé inquiète ses parents, car il ne marche pas encore et vomit parfois de manière violente et subite. Après constat des symptômes et de plus amples examens, une tumeur est diagnostiquée. Juliette et Roméo mènent alors un long combat de front contre le cancer qui menace la survie de leur fils.
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