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Gran Torino (2008)
By admin | June 29, 2010
Movie: Gran Torino (2008)
“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:
9 January 2009 (USA)
- Run Time:
116 min- Country: USA , Germany
- Genre: Drama See »
- MPAA:
Rated R for language throughout, and some violence.Trivia: Open casting calls for Hmong actors were held in Hmong communities in Detroit, Michigan; Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Fresno, California. Only Doua Moua had been in a film before.
See »Goofs: Continuity: After the scene where Walt rescues Sue and Trey from the three thugs, Sue and Walt drive away. If you watch buildings in the background while they drive, they drive by the same school than once.
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