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Walk on Water (2005)

Lior Ashkenazi , Knut Berger , Eytan Fox  |  R |  DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Lior Ashkenazi, Knut Berger, Caroline Peters, Gideon Shemer, Carola Regnier
  • Directors: Eytan Fox
  • Writers: Knut Berger, Caroline Peters, Andreas Struck, Gal Uchovsky
  • Producers: Amir Feingold, Amir Harel, David Silber
  • Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: Arabic, English, German, Hebrew, Italian, Turkish
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005
  • Run Time: 103 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0009YVBGO
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,217 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Walk on Water" on IMDb

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An unusual psychological spy thriller, Walk on Water follows Israeli agent Eyal (Lior Ashkenazi, from the superb romance Late Marriage) as he tries to learn from a German brother and sister (Knut Berger, Push and Pull, and Caroline Peters, Schone Frauen) whether or not their grandfather, a Nazi commander, is still alive--but his growing friendship with the pair forces him to grapple with his wife's suicide only months before. Walk on Water grapples with racial prejudice and homophobia without once seeming preachy; surprisingly, the spy storyline introduces these issues naturally, as Eyal's hostility towards Arabs and his blithe view of Nazi war criminals are central to his character. Ashkenazi is charismatic and subtle; his bedroom eyes and understated smolder make him something of an Israeli Clive Owen. Don't buy Walk on Water expecting James Bond spectacle, but the excellent performances, intelligent script, and quiet tension will draw you into this thoughtful and emotionally nuanced movie. In English, with a few subtitled scenes in Hebrew and German. --Bret Fetzer

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This enthralling award-winning film by internationally-acclaimed director Eytan Fox explores the motives, strengths, and, ultimately, the humanity of an Israeli assassin sent to rectify a wrong committed five decades earlier. Eyal is a top assassin in the Israeli secret service. He has killed terrorists before, but this time he is sent to eliminate an aging former Nazi war criminal. During his mission, Eyal meets his target’s granddaughter and grandson, who inadvertently help him uncover his own troubled history and face his demons, while they discover the ugly truth their family has hidden from them for decades. What began as a straightforward mission, has suddenly escalated in intensity and complexity – thrusting three very different people into a thrilling triangle of murder, friendship and fate.

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72 of 74 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Tense, Powerful Film October 6, 2005
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WALK ON WATER, directed by Eytan Fox, is as good a movie as you're likely to see. It is well directed, acted and photographed and has a great soundtrack including music by Bruce Springsteen, Buffalo Springfield and Gigliola Cinquetti. The linear plot is straight-forward and powerful. Eyal (Lior Ashkenzai), in the Israeli Secret Service, is in the business of killing terrorists. After the death of his wife, however, he gets a new assignment: to track down and take out an aging Nazi war criminal "before God does." The Nazi's gay grandson Axel (Knut Berger) will soon be visiting his sister Pia (Caroline Peters) who has left Berlin to live in a kibbutz in Israel. Eyal poses as an employee of "Horizon Tours Israel" in order to get close to the German brother and sister in an effort to find their grandfather.

Although all the actors give fine performances, the movie ultimately belongs to Ashkenzai with his swarthy good looks and moody blue eyes. It is fascinating to watch him grow from a methodical killer to someone else entirely. (I won't give away the plot here.) The director does not shy away from difficult questions: Why are Palestinians desperate enough to become suicide bombers? Is it always necessary to take vengence in your own hands? Are there circumstances when you should leave an old, sick criminal to heaven? Can you love the children (or grandchildren) of an enemy? Does killing breed more killing? Can straight men and gay men be friends?

The movie is ultimately about hope and forgiveness. The ending that takes place at the Sea of Galilee, which is all about the title of the movie, will take your breath away.
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63 of 68 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars "I don't think I'll ever go to Germany to visit" April 24, 2005
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Director, Eytan Fox should be commended for making such brave, enlightening, and totally compelling film. Walk on Walker covers much intellectual and artistic ground and is easily the best film of the season so far. The film also features such a staggeringly real performance by sexy Israeli actor Lior Ashkenazi that viewers will, without difficulty, remember it as the best for a lead actor in quite some time. Walk on Water, although brimming with cerebral ambition is mostly a meditation on vengeance and forgiveness taking on the hardened and tough heart of Israel, where the past and the present inevitably collide in a country that still wrestles with it's demons.

Eyal (Ashkenazi) is a Mossad special agent and assassin with a rough, sarcastic manner. The movie opens with him targeting a suspected Arab terrorist on a ferry in Istanbul. He manages to pull off the hit successfully, but then his supervisor (Gidon Shemer) sends him on an unusual assignment: He is to track down a Nazi war criminal in hiding, while posing as a tour guide to spy on the old man's adult grandchildren. The younger grandchild, Axel (Knut Berger) is in Israel to visit his big sister Pia (Caroline Peters). Pia is an idealistic German émigré who lives on a kibbutz and is in flight from the darker corners of her family history. Innocent, bourgeois, and liberal, Axel and Pia are appalled by the mistakes of their German past.

When Eyal first meets them, he's initially put on edge by their naďve, noninterventionist, and tolerant ways, but as he drives Axel around the historical sites of Israel, he begins to feel a strange affinity for the kindhearted, soft-spoken boy.
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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Lives that Touch and Change November 19, 2005
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Eyal is an assassin for the Israeli secret service, and is put on a mission to find an elderly Nazi known for his war crimes that has been in hiding, and suspected of still being alive. After the suicide of his wife, Eyal, a man who has never been able to cry, finds his life changing through the circumstances and people he meets on the mission. The award-winning "Walk on Water" is a tri-lingual film so brilliantly written and cast, that there is not a single scene that is not relevant, and it captures one's attention from start to finish.

Lior Ashkenazi is fantastic as Eyal, and Knut Berger gives a sensitive, terrific performance as Axel, the grandson of the old Nazi. Also good are Caroline Peters as his sister Pia, and Gideon Shemer as Menachem, Eyal's boss. Peters and Berger also had a hand in writing the marvelous script. Directed with perfect pacing by Eytan Fox, one also gets a cinematic tour of Israel, and parts of Berlin, which add to the interest of the film.

"Walk on Water" is a psychological drama, as well as a spy thriller, and touches on many facets of human life. Eyal, the man who "kills everything that comes near him," discovers life within himself, and comes to acceptance of himself and others, through Axel, his opposite in every way. In Hebrew, English, and German with subtitles, this film is worthy of one's time and stands up to many viewings, thanks to its taut, intelligent script and superb acting. Total running time is 103 minutes, and though the box says there is a "Making-of Featurette," my DVD does not include it on the menu.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars On my list of favorites... November 3, 2006
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Walk on Water is now on my list of favorite movies. I have watched it several times and have enjoyed it every time. The actors are fantastic. They are totally believable and when you are through watching the movie, you feel as if you have made new friends.

I had not seen Lior Ashkenazi, Knut Berger nor Caroline Peters in any movie before, but because of this movie, I plan to search out and watch other movies of theirs. The director, Eytan Fox, was born in New York, but was 2 when his family immigrated to Israel. I will also have to check out other movies he directed, as he did a wonderful job in this movie.

The last part of this movie was totally unexpected. What happened in Germany and then back in Israel. I don't want to make this review a spoilier, so I won't say just what it was. But I will say this, the movie ended happily, which doesn't happen too often in a movie of this kind.

So anyone who is interested in German-Jewish relations will throughly enjoy this movie. Also anyone who enjoys surprises in a movie, will enjoy this movie. Plus it is a little bit of Israeli James Bond. And if you like a happy-feel good ending, this is the movie for you.

And for those of you who don't speak Hebrew or German, don't worry, most of the movie is in English and what isn't has subtitles.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent Thriller
From Israel to Germany, this film keeps the viewer interested from beginning to end. A cynical Mossad agent is assigned to follow a German gay young man visiting his sister. Read more
Published 7 days ago by D. B. Katz
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended
This is an excellent film, portraying many viewpoints with accuracy, compassion, and intrigue. Brilliant storyline, character development, and intrigue. Don't miss it.
Published 1 month ago by M. Berman
5.0 out of 5 stars very enjoyable
this is an original and thought-provoking portrayal of the German/Arab/Israeli conflict from an unusual standpoint. It was very entertaining. There.
Published 1 month ago by John McElhose
4.0 out of 5 stars A nice mix of spy retribution, youth culture, and travelogue
The pace is a bit slack at times, combining travelogue (Sea of Galilee, Holy Land, Berlin) and family and ethnic frictions, with the Mossad agent becoming gradually more humanized... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ron4Sure
3.0 out of 5 stars While it is a well made movie and there were parts I liked, over all...
One does get a feel for Israel from the movie and I did like certain parts, but over all the story just seemed a little too over the top. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Garrett A. Phelps
4.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
One of the best Israeli movies I enjoied watching it. Great ending, it was pleasure. The movie is very well made, great acting and interesting subject
Published 4 months ago by Docscuba
5.0 out of 5 stars A Gem, slips all the categories - don't miss it
This is a rare time when I am writing a review simply to add another "five star" to the tally. For an excellent true review, see H. F. Corbin's. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Meredith Marsh
4.0 out of 5 stars Emotionally intelligent film
Walk On Water weaves together relations of Israel with the Nazis of the past and the Palestinians of the present, with a stripe of homophobia woven in. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Joyce
2.0 out of 5 stars just not what I expected...
the movie arrived in good time, and was wrapped well. I couldn't wait to watch it but not long into the movie I discovered that it was not a movie to my taste of entertainment. Read more
Published 7 months ago by crystal angels
5.0 out of 5 stars Walk on Water: Mitigation of Grief and Guilt
Walk on Water provides the viewers with a suggestion about how the suffering caused by grief and/or guilt can be assuaged on both a personal and national level. Read more
Published 7 months ago by RedClay
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