Ordinary friends who thought they needed some easy money quickly find out that easy money aint always easy. Its name derives in part from jesus walking on water. The film explores the grief, tenderness, stupidity and humour that arises from death. Israeli, israel, tourist, nazi, suicide, mossad, friendship, umbrella, death. After the death of a friend, a household of long time friends and family are tossed into the myopic world of grief, where jealousy, betrayal and desire override more polite reactions to death. Following the suicide of his wife, an israeli intelligence agent is assigned to befriend the grandchildren of a nazi war criminal. Le film walk on water 2004 streaming vostfr hd a 20170212t17. Axel berger, the grandson of a former nazi officer long in hiding, is in israel to visit his sister pia peters, and eyal must pose as a tour guide, befriend the young germans and ferret. Udajac przewodnika turystycznego zaprzyjaznia sie z axelem, homoseksualnym wnukiem himmelmana, ktory przyjezdza do. Eytan foxs walk on water begins as a spy thriller, in which a mossad agent is assigned the task of hunting down an aging nazi, and develops into something of a film about friendship between two unlikely candidates agent eyal lior ashkenazi and a young german tourist in israel, axel himmelman knut berger, the grandson of the nazi responsible for killing eyals grandmother. The israeli film works best in isolated spots early on as a series of intriguing character studies. Etyan foxs walk on water is a juggling act of emotional ambiguities and moral lessons. After the death of a friend, a household of long time friends and family are tossed into the myopic world of grief, where jealousy, betrayal and desire override more polite reactions to.
While relaxing on an istanbul boat tour, he takes in the sights, smiles at a child, then disappears into the bathroom and prepares a syringe. A lama films, united king films presentation of a hot, israel film fund, medea production, in association with the media programme. Both are the grandchildren of a notorious nazi criminal who the israeli secret service has not yet been able to trace. Most of the dialogue takes place in english, although there is much in hebrew and german.
Last friday, the french academy of cinema announced walk on water, the 2004 film. Lalekhet al hamayim is a 2004 israeli film directed by eytan fox and starring lior ashkenazi, knut berger, and caroline peters. Ive never heard of lior ashkenazi before this movie, but i now would like to see him in other films. This enthralling awardwinning film by internationallyacclaimed director eytan fox explores the motives, strengths, and, ultimately, the humanity of an israeli assassin sent to rectify a wrong committed five decades earlier. The movies in the jewish film festival show israel in a whole new light, writes jonathan freedland. Rent walk on water 2004 starring lior ashkenazi and knut berger on dvd and bluray.
A hit man, eyal, is given the mission to track down the very old alfred himmelman, an ex nazi officer, who might still be alive. A lama films, united king films presentation of a hot, israel film fund, medea production, in association with the. In english, with a few subtitled scenes in hebrew and german. Walk on water pia lives on a kibbutz in israel with her boyfriend. Upon reaching to become a lesson to the world, however, walk on water goes off the deep end.
Lior ashkenazi is a mossad agent, ruthless and efficient in killing palestinian agents the opening moments of the film show such a killing in istanbul. When mossad agent eyal ashkenazi returns home from a violent mission in turkey and finds his wife has committed suicide, his whole world is upended. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Caroline peterss deepfakes sex image,caroline peters born 1971, mainz, germany is a german actress. It stars lior ashkenazi, knut berger, and caroline peters.
In eytan foxs walk on water, the sea of galilee is paved with good. Her brother axel teaches the children of foreign immigrants and lives in berlin. Rent walk on water 2004 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. It was nominated for nine israeli film academy ophir awards including best picture, best director, best actor lior ashkenazi, and best screenplay winning three in the music categories. Walk on water 2004 cast and crew a homophobic mossad assassin lior ashkenazi befriends the granddaughter caroline peters and gay grandson knut berger of. Following enough plot threads to fill three more films, gal uchovskys screenplay considers alienation in. Walk on water 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
It was directed by new yorkborn israeli director eytan fox. Walking on water is a 2002 australian drama film directed by tony ayres. Berlinale panoramaopener walk on water attempts the miraculous. Apr 06, 2017 le film walk on water 2004 vostfr admin 20170406t02. I believe this is one of the best films i have seen in a very long while.
She played pia himmelman in the 2004 israeli film walk on water. The two men set out on a tour of the country during which, axel challenges eyals values. Hanns zischler, lior ashkenazi, knut berger, caroline peters, gideon shemer, carola regnier show embed code. Walk on water 2004 cast and crew a homophobic mossad assassin lior ashkenazi befriends the granddaughter caroline peters and gay grandson knut berger of a nazi war criminal to find his quarry. Eyal, an israeli mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old alfred himmelman, an exnazi officer, who might still be alive. Walk on water 2004 a homophobic mossad assassin lior ashkenazi befriends the granddaughter caroline peters and gay grandson knut berger of a nazi war criminal to find his quarry. This film has quite a few problems, and the only things working for me are the. Drama, espionage, hitman, assassination, nazis, gay. Walk on water was directed by eytan fox, who earned international acclaim for. Eyal lior ashkenazi is a mossad agent, ruthless and efficient in killing palestinian agents the opening moments of the film show such a killing in istanbul. He was trained to hate until he met the enemy plot keywords. Dont 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.
Starring lior ashkenazi, knut berger, caroline peters, gideon shemer, carola regnier, hanns zischler. Last friday, the french academy of cinema announced walk on water, the 2004 film by eytan fox and. I gave this 5 stars because it drew me in right from the beginning. Watch walk on water 2005 full movie free online streaming. Hanns zischler, lior ashkenazi, knut berger, caroline peters, gideon shemer, carola regnier. The film deals with many serious issues, some of them only. After hannah laslos triumph at cannes, the israeli film industry has chalked up another award. Ma zadanie wytropienia czy zyje i ewentualnego zlikwidowania go. Eytan foxs walk on water begins as a spy thriller, in which a mossad agent is assigned the task of hunting down an aging nazi, and develops into something of a film about friendship between two unlikely candidates agent eyal lior ashkenazi and a young german tourist in israel, axel himmelman knut berger, the grandson of the nazi responsible for killing eyals grandmother in the holocaust. Early in the film he comes home to discover that his wife has committed suicide, which naturally unnerves him.
Axel berger, the grandson of a former nazi officer long in hiding, is in israel to visit his sister pia peters, and eyal must pose as a tour guide, befriend the young germans and ferret out their. When his mentor steers him toward a rogue vendetta, eyal must get close to the adult grandchildren of a nazi war criminal. Zaskakujaco spokojny i skromny film o powaznych sprawach. Walk on water is a 2004 israeli film directed by eytan fox and starring lior ashkenazi, knut berger, and caroline peters. Politically complex and ambitious, walk on water delivers a memorable story of guilt, revenge, and human connectivity. He was trained to hate until he met the enemy eyal, an israeli mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old alfred himmelman, an exnazi officer, who might still be alive.
Po samobojczej smierci zony, eyal agent izraelskiego wywiadu mossadu otrzymuje misje zajecia sie wnukiem nazistowskiego eksoficera i zbrodniarza wojennego, alfreda himmelmana, ktory zyje w ukryciu. Walk on water has become the highestgrossing israeli movie at the u. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson axel, in israel to visit his sister pia. Walk on water is a film directed by eytan fox and starring lior ashkenazi, knut berger, caroline peters. Pretending to be a tourist guide he befriends his grandson axel, in israel to visit his sister. Eytan foxs walk on water begins as a spy thriller, in which a mossad agent is assigned the task of hunting down an aging nazi, and develops. Le film walk on water 2004 streaming vostfr hd film entier. It is directed by new yorkborn israeli director eytan fox who later directed the bubble and stars lior ashkenazi, knut berger, and caroline peters. Eyal is a highly intelligent agent working for mossad.