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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Format: NTSC
Sales Rank: 226104
Theatrical Release Date: March 04, 2005
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Israel Comes Out of the Closet
This film is a pro-gay film masquerading as a thriller. While Israel struggles for survival as a Jewish State, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni wants to substitute Israel as a a homosexual haven in the eastern Mediterranean. This film should help and please the Europeans, too.
Rating:  - Walk on Water Delivers
I had been wanting to view another movie by Lior Ashkenazi because I enjoyed the movie Late Marriage and the authenticity of his performance. Well, I wasn't disappointed with Walk on Water. I was hoping he would run away with the grandson, but that didn't happen. I shouldn't give away the plot lines or the outcome other than to say our hero has to face a lot of his prejudices both sexually (non-explicit) and emotionally (the holocaust and those on the persecuting side who successfully escaped ... Read More
Rating:  - Favorite movie of Israelis
This is a great movie showing many facets of being an Israeli, a Jew, young German, and how history impacts individuals. And it has a good ending. Well done on many levels. I'm very glad to own it.
Rating:  - Bites more than it can chew
It is refreshing to watch movies depicting things other than American suburbia and exploding cars, and speaking several languages with naturalness, and seeing actors move against truly urban and/or exotic backdrops.
Yes, I confess, I am one of those people who ravenously scour the BlockBuster and takes anything foreign that looks remotely promising.
But this movie severely tested my patience.
I can't decide whether it is that Lior Ashkenazi and Knut Berger are bad actors, ... Read More
Rating: - "a must see" movie
One of the best movies I have seen in a long time. Character development is fantastic, as you get to know each unique personality.
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