| Declaration of War | |
| Director: | Valérie Donzelli |
| Producer: | Edouard Weil |
| Starring: | Valérie Donzelli |
| Cinematography: | Sébastien Buchmann |
| Editing: | Pauline Gaillard |
| Distributor: | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Budget: | $1.6 million [1] |
| Gross: | $7.7 million [2] |
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]
Declaration of War has an approval rating of 86% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 43 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10.[10] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[11]
| Year | Association | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Gijón International Film Festival | Grand Prix Asturias for Best Film | Declaration of War | |
| Best Actor | Jérémie Elkaïm | |||
| Best Actress | Valérie Donzelli | |||
| Paris Cinema | Jury Award for Best Feature Film | Declaration of War (Valérie Donzelli) | ||
| Audience Award | Valérie Donzelli | |||
| Bloggers' Award | ||||
| 2012 | César Awards 2012[12] | Best Film | Declaration of War | |
| Best Director | Valérie Donzelli | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie Donzelli | |||
| Best Editing | Pauline Gaillard | |||
| Best Sound | André Rigaut, Laurent Gabiot, Sébastien Savine | |||
| Étoiles d'Or | Best Screenplay (Scénario) | Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie Donzelli | ||
| Hong Kong International Film Festival | SIGNIS Award | Valérie Donzelli | ||
| SIGNIS Award - Special Mention | ||||
| 17th Lumières Awards | Best Actress | Valérie Donzelli |