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Walk on Water (2004)

Walk on Water poster
Original title
ללכת על המים
Directed by
Eytan Fox
Genre
drama film, mystery film, spy film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Israel, Germany, Sweden
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
R
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 93 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An Israeli Mossad agent is assigned to track down a former Nazi war criminal. He befriends the man's grandson to get close to the family, but the mission challenges his own beliefs and prejudices.

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What happens

Walk on Water (original Hebrew title: ללכת על המים; English transliteration: Lalekhet Al HaMayim) is a 2004 Israeli spy thriller film directed by Eytan Fox and starring Lior Ashkenazi, Knut Berger, and Caroline Peters. The screenplay was written by Gal Uchovsky. Most of the dialogue is in English, although there is much in Hebrew and German. Its name derives in part from Jesus' walking on water. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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