blanche-2 "Walk on Water" from 2004 is the story of two men from different cultures. Eyal is an Israeli Mossad agent, and his assignment is to locate an old Nazi officer, Alfred Himmelman, and kill him. Though he's supposed to be dead, there is intelligence that he is still alive. Eyal is emotionally closed off. He is the child of a Holocaust survivor, and his wife has recently committed suicide. In the beginning of the film, we see him murder a major figure in Hamas.He objects strenuously to his latest assignment, which is to locate an old Nazi, Alfred Himmelman, and kill him. This means he has to go undercover and befriend Himmelman's grandson, a gay German. At one point, Axel suggests that Eyal visit Germany, and Eyal tells him that's not going to happen. Axel is in Israel to see his sister Pia. Eyal's cover is that of a tourist guide. As the story unfolds, both men learn a lot about themselves and each other, and how their cultures have influenced them. The friendship they develop changes both men.This is surprisingly a low-key film, with the characters acting very naturally. Lior Ashkenazi is excellent as Eyal, as is Knut Berger as Axel. As a result, the characters come across as very real and it makes the story believable.The director, Eytan Fox, worked with the writer Gal Uchovsky to create two men so diametrically different, it's impossible to think that they could be friends.There are some very powerful scenes, particularly the one in Axel's home. I imagine a lot of people don't like the ending, which seems pat, but I liked it anyway. Thought-provoking film, well acted, well directed, and well photographed.

filmalamosa This movie is amateurish--basically poorly written directed and acted---don't waste your time. PC garbage.I was tempted several times to turn it off the quality was so bad but it is advertised as a gay movie...that sort of kept me half tuned in. Nothing is more of an anathema to gays than to have the hot man of the story go after the sister a la Brideshead Revisted.It is pro-Israeli propaganda that is so syrupy, clichéd and stupid that it backfires... don't waste your time or money.There are lots of good Israeli movies including gay themed movies. Watch Eyes Wide Open instead.DO NOT RECOMMEND

dusan-22 This was a really cute movie! Very touchy and warm human story. The story that answers a lot of questions we are afraid of: love and hate, judging and forgiving while, opening some very serious taboo topics. Also, it suggests the pattern on how can the good person become bad and vice-versa. It involves emotions rather than a twisted plot, so while sucking you in, the movie moves you pretty much. Excellent acting and really good casting, especially on the main character! Clever development of the characters and their mutual relations in the movie is pretty good! I would highly recommend this movie to anyone, it is hard not to appreciate it.

bobgeorge1 Walk on Water is summarised well in many reviews. Some of them avow and generate extremes by using terms like "Terrorist". The film grapples with extremes of prejudice. The Mossad agent Eyal (Lior Ashkenazi) assassinates a Hamas leader at the start of the film returning home to find his wife has committed suicide. Eyal is detached. He has to be to do his job. His boss Menachem gives him a safer temporary job of pretending to be a tour guide for the grandchildren of a Nazi war criminal, Alfred Himmelman, with the idea that the tourists will lead him to their grandfather.This German brother and sister with their own issues open up the eyes of Eyal to his own prejudices; he is challenged by Axel Himmelmans (Knut Berger) sexuality. He is also challenged by Axel's sister Pia (Carolina Peters), a German lass who lives and works on a kibbutz in Israel.I saw this film on television. I chanced upon it with no reviews or prior knowledge and got quite gripped by the tensions of the main character. Other reviewers have said that Lior Ashkenazi is an attractive actor.What intrigued me was the struggle to let go of being hurt. I've been working with a couple who can't let go of their anger with each other; of the hurt that comes through being violated in different ways. I'm not sure that love overcomes everything is quite the answer. I'm not sure that this film answers that question although it does highlight it so well.It felt like a film in black and white; lots of deep shadows and in the end...well go see and decide