Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister Pia. The two men set out on a tour of the country, during which Axel challenges Eyal's values.
If there are no simple solutions offered to calm Israel's troubles, there is still hope in this fine portrait of a country torn too many ways.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
1 Apr 2005
rotten:
This movie already has enough topics on the table. As a result, none gets the attention it deserves.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
28 Apr 2005
fresh:
Affecting performances by the cast place those abstract issues firmly in the human world.
– Kerry Lengel,
Arizona Republic,
28 Apr 2005
fresh:
The film deals with many serious issues, some of them only superficially, but Fox places them all in the context of the growing friendship between the two opposites.