Childhood Fantasy Meets Adolescent Reality In The New Trailer For I DECLARE WAR
Halfway into 2013, film festival favorite, I Declare War was picked up for distribution, Drafthouse Films has announced several online release date for July 26, 2013, and a wider theatrical debut set for August 30. Produced by Samaritan Entertainment, the film is directed by Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson, and based on screenplay Lapeyre wrote nearly 10 years ago, focusing on a story that blends fantasy and reality, centered around children playing fantasy wargames ultimately get out of control. Illustratively, as the filmic battle scenes between kids with toys ensues, the more dangerous it becomes, blending war fantasy with grim reality, amidst deeper and darker toned embedded in childhood emotions.
SYNOPSIS:
Armed with nothing more than twigs, their imaginations and a simple set of rules, a group of 12-year-olds engaged in a lively game of Capture the Flag in the neighborhood woods start dangerously blurring the lines between make-believe and reality. Rocks = Grenades. Trees = Control towers. Sticks = Submachine guns. The youthful innocence of the game gradually takes on a different tone as the quest for victory pushes the boundaries of friendship. The would-be warriors get a searing glimpse of humanity’s dark side as their combat scenario takes them beyond the rules of the game and into an adventure where fantasy combat clashes with the real world.
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