Walk on water
Another surprise!!! This Israel film which blends Munich with the Australian Father and looks at how a Mossad agent 
sent to locate and kill an old Nazi war criminal ends up becoming immersed in the German family’s life through his contacts with the grandchildren, Pia a rebellious kibbutzer and Axel, a gay teacher and bon vivant. In all of this, we not only get a look at issues like the continued persecution of the war criminals but themes that relate to today: the treatment of the Palestinians, the macho attitudes embodied in Eyal, the current German attitudes to the Holocaust, and to immigration today, skinheads and transvestites and how much the past should influence the present. Amazingly, all of this is handled in a deft, natural and at times very humorous way by Eytan Foz and Gal Uchovsky. Lior Ashkenazy, top Israeli star of the moment does a good job in the Mossad role, Knut Berger is excellent as Axel 
and there is a rare beauty in Carolina Peters performance as the sister. I also liked the soundtrack which blends traditional and modern Israeli music with American hits. We are also given a good look at modern Israel and some of the old sights. 
Although there are one or two cursi moments such as the ending, this movie is both entertaining and educational and as it comes from such a minefield that is definitely meritorius.
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