Declaration of War
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  • Summary: 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 everythhing is okay but, with the passing of time, they cannot delude themselves anymore; their son has problems. Their fears are unfortunately confirmed: Adam suffers from a malignant brain tumor. From then on, they declare war. A war against illness. A war against death. A war against despair. (Wild Bunch Distribution)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Alison Willmore
    Jan 25, 2012
    91
    Sprinting through hospital rooms, parties, sterile corridors, and grayish courtyards, Declaration Of War salutes its characters' capacity to step up and meet life's harshest unexpected demands.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    Jan 26, 2012
    80
    For all its quirks and tangents, Declaration of War feels entirely alive. This story of two people who transform fear into action is inspiring.
  3. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Sara Maria Vizcarrondo
    Jan 29, 2012
    80
    Instead of venturing into mournful "Terms of Endearment" territory, the film - and the filmmakers - commit to a relentless determination to live.
  4. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    Feb 16, 2012
    60
    Donzelli, a busy actress in France, directed this drama from a script she wrote with Elkaim, which may explain why the parents become the center of the movie while the ostensibly suffering boy never takes shape as a character.

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