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69% Critic Match
Walk on Water
“He was trained to hate until he met the enemy.”
6.9 / 10• 2004• 1h 43m•NR• Hebrew
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Lior Ashkenazi
Eyal
Lead
Knut Berger
Axel Himmelman
Caroline Peters
Pia Himmelman
GS
Gideon Shemer
Menachem
Carola Regnier
Axel's Mother
Hanns Zischler
Axel's Father
EL
Ernest Lenart
Alfred Himmelman
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Eytan Fox's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Walk on Water is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
