I Declare War (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | I declare war |
| Original title | I declare war |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Jason Lapeyre , Robert Wilson |
| script | Jason Lapeyre |
| production |
Patrick Cameron , Lewin Webb , Robert Wilson |
| music |
Eric Cadesky , Nick Dyer |
| camera | Ray Dumas |
| cut | Aaron Marshall |
| occupation | |
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I Declare War is a 2012 Canadian action drama directed by Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson . The film premiered on April 15, 2012 at the ActionFest Film Festival in Asheville . The film was released in German-speaking countries on January 28, 2014 on DVD and BluRay.
action
Two groups of children fight in the style of a robber and a gendarme in a wooded area. In doing so, they have set rules according to which, in the event of an exchange of fire, the victim goes down and has to count to ten without moving before he can get up again. If he is hit by a water bomb with red color within these ten seconds or otherwise during the game , he is eliminated from the war game, is "dead" and has to go home. The aim of the game is to capture the opposing flag .
When one group captures a soldier from the other group, an argument ensues. As a result, there is a coup and the group is led by a despotic general. The general tortures the hostage with the intention of determining the location of the other group's base, but to no avail. When the hostage manages to escape, she is sent back by her general when she arrives at her home base, in order to hold the enemy in his own base before the offensive begins.
The offensive fails, however, when the attacking general himself is taken hostage while trying to capture the enemy flag. Finally there is a showdown of the generals, in which the despotic general is "killed".
Reviews
Critic reactions to I Declare War have been mixed. On Rotten Tomatoes , 67% of the critics rated the film positively. The film magazine Cinema praised the "mixture of action drama and coming-of-age story", but criticized that the focus was "too much on the armed conflicts". Slant Magazine editor Andrew Schenker draws the following conclusion: "The result is a film whose conceptual boldness does not last long, but offers just as fascinating insights and reminds a bit of ' Lord of the Flies '." Leslie Felperin from The Guardian draws a negative one Summary: “The games of two rival gangs are getting out of control - just like the acting in the film.” She awarded 2 out of 5 stars.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- I Declare War in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- I Declare War onRotten Tomatoes(English)
- I Declare Was in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for I Declare War . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , January 2014 (PDF; test number: 142 203 V).
- ↑ Release Info. Internet Movie Database , accessed February 17, 2014 .
- ^ I Declare War (2013). from rottentomatoes.com, accessed August 25, 2014. (English)
- ^ I Declare War. at cinema.de, accessed on August 25, 2014.
- ↑ Andrew Schenker: I Declare War. from slantmagazine.com, accessed August 25, 2014. (English)
- ↑ Leslie Felperin: I Declare War review - thin Lord of the Flies knock-off. on theguardian.com, accessed August 25, 2014. (English)