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Declaration of War
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Declaration of War

2011-08-31 · 100 min · ★ 7.0

Drama

Roméo and Juliette are two young actors. They fall in love at first sight, move in together and make a baby. A love story and the founding of a home like millions of others. Except that their little boy, Adam, behaves abnormally. The young parents try hard to persuade themselves that everything is okay but, with the passing of time, they cannot delude themselves anymore: their son has a problem. From now on, war is declared. A war against illness. A war against Death. A war against despair.

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Directors
Valérie Donzelli
Production companies
Rectangle Productions, Wild Bunch
Countries
France
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 46,207

Top Cast

Valérie DonzelliValérie DonzelliJuliette
Jérémie ElkaïmJérémie ElkaïmRoméo
Gabriel ElkaïmAdam Benaïm à 8 ans
Brigitte SyBrigitte SyClaudia Benaïm
César DesseixAdam Benaïm à 18 mois
Elina LöwensohnElina LöwensohnAlex
Philippe LaudenbachPhilippe LaudenbachPhilippe
Bastien BouillonBastien BouillonNikos
Béatrice de StaëlBéatrice de StaëlGhislaine Prat
Michèle MorettiMichèle MorettiGeneviève
Anne Le NyAnne Le Nydocteur Fitoussi
Frédéric PierrotFrédéric Pierrotprofesseur Sainte-Rose
Blanche GardinBlanche Gardinhôtesse d’accueil
Elisabeth Diondocteur Kalifa
Riad SattoufRiad SattoufLe cuisinier
Katia LewkowiczKatia LewkowiczJeanne

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