Movie: Gran Torino (Full-Screen Edition)
“Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy an old man, who can’t get along with either his kids or his neighbors, a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor Thao, a young Hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao’s family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood. Written by alfiehitchie”
- Director: Clint Eastwood
- Release Date: 5 March 2009 (Germany)
- Run Time: 116 min
- Country: USA , Germany , Australia
- Genre: Crime , Drama
- MPAA: Rated R for language throughout, and some violence.
Trivia: Clint Eastwood encouraged the Hmong actors to ad-lib in the Hmong language.
Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Su messes up Thao’s hair in back yard when mentioning yum yum, yet earlier she stated that you should never touch the head of a Hmong.
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Gran Torino (Full-Screen Edition)
