Declaration of War
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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Cast
16 people
Valérie Donzelli
Juliette
Known for
Notre Dame
The Musicians
Jérémie Elkaïm
Roméo
Known for
Our Happy Holiday
Come Undone
Gabriel Elkaïm
Adam Benaïm à 8 ans
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Brigitte Sy
Claudia Benaïm
Known for
Black Spot
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César Desseix
Adam Benaïm à 18 mois
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Elina Löwensohn
Alex
Known for
Let the Corpses Tan
Nadja
Philippe Laudenbach
Philippe
Known for
Ad Vitam
Of Gods and Men
Bastien Bouillon
Nikos
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Night of the 12th
Béatrice de Staël
Ghislaine Prat
Known for
(Girl)Friend
Hand in Hand
Michèle Moretti
Geneviève
Known for
HIP - High Intellectual Potential
Five
Anne Le Ny
docteur Fitoussi
Known for
The Intouchables
Stillwater
Frédéric Pierrot
professeur Sainte-Rose
Known for
Polisse
The Returned
Valérie Donzelli Director · Jérémie Elkaïm Writer Sébastien Buchmann Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $46K · Budget $1.7M · United States release June 5, 2012
Box office
Budget
$1,700,000
Worldwide gross
$46,207
Production
Rectangle Productions
Production
Wild Bunch
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La guerre est déclarée
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 31, 2011
Theatrical
United States · June 5, 2012
Theatrical
France
January 25, 2012 · Physical
August 28, 2026 · TV · France 4
November 9, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Émotion
Switzerland
October 4, 2015 · Digital
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