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Movie: Gran Torino (2008)

“Clint Eastwood stars as Walt Kowalski, 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
• Genre: Crime , Drama , Thriller
• 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. None of the Hmong actors in the cast had acted in a film before except Doua Moua.

Goofs: Boom mic visible: When Walt and Sue start to sit to talk on Walt’s back porch, the boom mike appears ever so slightly.