Review of Walk on Water (2004) by An N — 05 Oct 2013

A movie I recommend, with a deep plot. Eyal (Lior Ashkenazi) is a Mossad Agent that is starting to be fed up of his bloody missions, especially after his wife committed suicide, being one of the reasons Eyal's job. But the next mission is unique: a young german man, whose grandfather is a Nazi and seems to still be alive, is visiting Israel (to see her sister Pia), and Eyal is assigned as his guide, in order to try to get more information. Eyal complains to his boss about the mission, as he hasn't entered the Mossad to act as a tourist guide, but in reality he forges a strong relationship with him, even though he is gay (because Eyal initially doesn't seem to stand homosexuality).

His inquiries show that Axel's Nazi grandfather is still alive (a conversation between Axel and Pia Eyal recorded, where Axel gets to know this fact for the first time), and Eyal travels to Berlin to learn more. He learns that the man (who is now very old and sick) will be attending Axel's father's birthday. As Axel's friend, he is invited, and after the party has ended he goes to his room to kill him. But he's an old man, vulnerable, and after all he's done in his career, Eyal can't do it. Finally, it is Axels who turns off the oxygen machine...

A great story about a friendship and contradicting feelings (for Eyal) about homosexuality, the Holocaust (are descendants also responsible?), death (should he continue working in the Mossad, after his bloody career has taken away his wife and maybe even his emotions?).