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.[3][4] 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.[5] Le Monde gave it a full five stars, saying "Against cancer, an undoubtable force of happiness".[6] The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,[7][8] but it did not make the final shortlist.[9]
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Directed by | Valérie Donzelli |
Written by | Jérémie Elkaïm Valérie Donzelli |
Produced by | Edouard Weil |
Starring | Valérie Donzelli |
Cinematography | Sébastien Buchmann |
Edited by | Pauline Gaillard |
Distributed by | Wild Bunch Distribution |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $1.7 million [1] |
Box office | $5.9 million [2] |
Year | Association | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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2011 | Gijón International Film Festival | Grand Prix Asturias for Best Film | Declaration of War | Won |
Best Actor | Jérémie Elkaïm | Won | ||
Best Actress | Valérie Donzelli | Won | ||
Paris Cinema | Jury Award for Best Feature Film | Declaration of War (Valérie Donzelli) | Won | |
Audience Award | Valérie Donzelli | Won | ||
Bloggers' Award | Won | |||
2012 | César Awards 2012[10] | Best Film | Declaration of War | Nominated |
Best Director | Valérie Donzelli | Nominated | ||
Best Actress | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie Donzelli | Nominated | ||
Best Editing | Pauline Gaillard | Nominated | ||
Best Sound | André Rigaut, Laurent Gabiot, Sébastien Savine | Nominated | ||
Étoiles d'Or | Best Screenplay (Scénario) | Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie Donzelli | Won | |
Hong Kong International Film Festival | SIGNIS Award | Valérie Donzelli | Nominated | |
SIGNIS Award - Special Mention | Won | |||
17th Lumières Awards | Best Actress | Valérie Donzelli | Nominated |
Films directed by Valérie Donzelli | |
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Cabourg Film Festival Grand Prix | |
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