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Walk on Water (ללכת על המים, Lalekhet Al HaMayim) is a 2004 Israeli film. It is directed by New York-born Israeli director Eytan Fox and stars Lior Ashkenazi, Knut Berger, and Caroline Peters. The screenplay was written by Gal Uchovsky. Most of the dialogue takes place in English, although there is much in Hebrew and German.
Eyal is a Mossad agent. He is a hitman who targets enemies of Israel. His wife has recently committed suicide, and his chief Menachem decides that he needs to take on a less challenging assignment: to find Alfred Himmelman, an aging Nazi war criminal, and get him "before God does". In order to track down the old man, Eyal poses as a tour guide and befriends the Nazi's adult grandchildren, Axel and Pia.
Walk on Water provides examples of the following:[]
- The Ace: Eyal.
- Anti-Hero: Eyal, type III.
- Badass Israeli: Eyal is a realistic version of the trope.
- Batman Cold Open
- Combat Pragmatist: Eyal.
- Distant Finale: Two years later. Eyal and Pia are married with a child named Tom.
- Driven to Suicide: Iris (Eyal's wife).
- Heartbroken Badass: Eyal.
- If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him: What Iris probably thought of Eyal's Professional Killer career before committing suicide.
- Innocent Bystander: The drag queens in the Berlin underground.
- Manly Tears: Even though he can't cry, Eyal breaks down in remorse in Axel's arms at the end.
- Nazi Grandpa: Alfred Himmelman.
- No Sense of Humor: Eyal.
- Poisoned Weapons: Eyal can kill a man in a matter of seconds with his syringe.
- Professional Killer: Eyal.
- Save the Villain: Eyal eventually finds himself unable to kill Alfred Himmelman. However, Axel shows up and turns off Alfred's oxygen tank.
- Stepford Smiler: Pia's and Axel's mother.
- Straight Gay: Axel Himmelman.
- Title Drop: When Eyal and Axel arrive at the Sea of Galilea, Axel tries to walk on a partially immersed deadwood branch.
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Eyal: Hey Jesus, they lied to you! It's impossible to walk on water! |
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- Unable to Cry: Eyal, due to medical reasons. He has to apply eye drops regularly.