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Walk on Water

He was trained to hate until he met the enemy.

2004 · 1h 43m · R Drama
Directed by Eytan Fox

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Overview

Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister Pia. The two men set out on a tour of the country, during which Axel challenges Eyal's values.

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All reviews
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Terrific Israeli drama.

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh

The film deals with many serious issues, some of them only superficially, but Fox places them all in the context of the growing friendship between the two opposites.

Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Fresh

Affecting performances by the cast place those abstract issues firmly in the human world.

Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic
Rotten

This movie already has enough topics on the table. As a result, none gets the attention it deserves.

Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh

If there are no simple solutions offered to calm Israel's troubles, there is still hope in this fine portrait of a country torn too many ways.

Tom Long, Detroit News

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