In a summer filled with superheroes, secret agents, giant monsters, and giant robots the movie you really need to see is about a bunch of pre-teens pretending their sticks are sub-machine guns. How this movie sailed under my radar for so long I don’t know, but I’m sure glad I’ve found it now. Here’s the 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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I Declare War will see limited release on August 30th from Drafthouse Films.