Synopsis
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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Cast
- Lior AshkenaziEyal
- Knut BergerAxel Himmelman
- Caroline PetersPia Himmelman
- Gideon ShemerMenachem
- Carola RegnierAxel's Mother
- Hanns ZischlerAxel's Father
- Ernest LenartAlfred Himmelman
- 80
L.A. Weekly
Its suggestion that Israel, of all nations, should know better than to persecute minorities within and across its borders, give the film a thrilling universal appeal. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Compassionate and marvelously acted, although a subplot about the gay grandson slows the story down for a while. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Hits a bulls-eye. - 70
The New York Times
Though it is marred by an implausible climax and a cloying conclusion, this movie's quiet intelligence sneaks up on you, marking the director as a talent to watch. - 70
Los Angeles Times
The new Israeli film Walk on Water is complex and paradoxical, at times frustrating but always involving. Something like the country that produced it. - 63
New York Daily News
The film nearly drowns in earnest morality. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Fox falters a bit with the narrative, but offers a fascinating treatment of the issues facing the descendents of Jewish victims and their German persecutors, as well as one of the most chilling birthday parties ever filmed. - 50
Variety
Attempts the miraculous but achieves the adequate.