Walk on Water

"He was trained to hate until he met the enemy."

2004 1h 43m HE

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 95

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“He was trained to hate until he met the enemy.”

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Cast

Lior Ashkenazi
Eyal
Knut Berger
Axel Himmelman
Caroline Peters
Pia Himmelman
Gideon Shemer
Menachem
Carola Regnier
Axel's Mother
Hanns Zischler
Axel's Father
Ernest Lenart
Alfred Himmelman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eytan Fox
Languages: Arabic, English, German, Hebrew, Italian, Turkish
Countries: Israel, Sweden

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 6 languages: Arabic, English, German, Hebrew, Italian, Turkish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Israel, Sweden.

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AWARDS

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eytan Fox, shot by Tobias Hochstein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ivri Lider. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eytan Fox directs. Tobias Hochstein behind the camera. Ivri Lider scores. Yosef Grunfeld cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Israel, Sweden. Dialogue in Arabic, English, German, Hebrew, Italian, Turkish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 22 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 6 languages: Arabic, English, German, Hebrew, Italian, Turkish.
5International production across 2 countries: Israel, Sweden.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Directed by Eytan Fox, shot by Tobias Hochstein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Ivri Lider. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Yosef Grunfeld shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Lior Ashkenazi and Knut Berger and Caroline Peters carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "He was trained to hate until he met the enemy.".
12IMDB entry: tt0352994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
14Classified under 16 themes, including "israel", "palestinian-israeli conflict", "berlin, germany", "neo-nazism".