
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealMost definitely, there's something happening here. |
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereIt's part spy thriller, part romance and part psychological drama about the toll revenge takes on the human soul. |
| Kansas City StarRobert W. ButlerIf you want to test the current state of Israel's collective soul you could do a whole lot worse than Walk on Water. |
| Long Island PressPrairie MillerThe negotiation of each character's burdensome collective history as they try to figure out how to proceed into a more rational future, makes for engaging and articulate multinational storytelling. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaA compelling thriller that manages to incorporate a seemingly impossible bundle of disparate elements -- Jewish-Arab animosity, homophobia, the haunting aftershocks of the Holocaust, and the repercussions of suicide. |
| Film Journal InternationalErica AbeelA film that brilliantly works the intersection of the personal and the political. |
| Dallas Morning NewsChris VognarIt's a noble and humanizing work with an engaging and intimate tone and look. |
| NetflixJames RocchiIsraeli thriller-drama is a challenging tale with a few flaws, but it's also impressive, memorable and complex. |
| tonymedley.comTony MedleyAn entertaining, sensitive thriller highlighted by Lior Ashkenazi, a babe magnet if there ever was one, that only falls apart with its simplistic, feel-good climax. |
| Boxoffice MagazineShlomo SchwartzbergSuperbly acted, and blessed with subtle and deep characterizations. |