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Hardworking Oscar winner Clint Eastwood releases his second film in 2008 (after THE CHANGELING) with this drama. Eastwood also stars as Walt Kowalski, an older man and retired Korean War hero who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his neighbourhood and the world around him. However, when he catches a local kid trying to steal his prized carùthe Gran Torino of the titleùas part of a gang initiation, Walt overcomes his bigoted outlook and decides to put the boy on the right path.

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ProducerBill Gerber, Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz

EAN5051892004282

eBay Product ID (ePID)72547455

Product Key Features

ActorBee Vang, Brian Howe, Brian Haley, John Carroll Lynch, Geraldine Hughes, Christopher Carley, Clint Eastwood, William Hill, Ahney Her, Dreama Walker

Film/TV TitleGran Torino

DirectorClint Eastwood

LanguageEnglish

Run Time116 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2009

FormatBlu-ray

FeaturesFeaturette: The Eastwood Way\Manning The Wheel As Reflected In American Car Culture\Gran Torino: More Than A Car\BD-Live content:\Jamie Cullum music video\Gran Torino: Next Door documentary\Theatrical trailers, Widescreen

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Additional InformationFor his fourth directorial feature in the span of two years, Clint Eastwood tells the story of a grizzled Korean War vet's reluctant friendship with a Hmong teenage boy and his immigrant family. Set in contemporary Detroit, GRAN TORINO tackles the shifting cultural and economic landscape of not only the Motor City, but America as well. Eastwood stars as Walt Kowalski, an unabashed bigot who never heard a racial insult he didn't love. Bitter, haunted, and full of pride, Walt refuses to abandon the neighbourhood he's lived in for decades despite its changing demographics as he clings desperately to a mindset long since out of step with the times. When his Hmong neighbour Thao tries to steal his prized muscle car as part of a gang initiation, Walt is forced to grapple with the world around him. <BR>GRAN TORINO's approach to the complicated issue of race relations is equal parts Archie Bunker and CRASH. That is to say, there is nothing subtle about Walt's bigotry, yet his misanthropy knows no bounds, and Eastwood does a remarkable job of finding the humour in Walt's equal opportunity racism. More than simply a racial morality tale, however, GRAN TORINO is about the unlikely bonds that people form to navigate the subtle complexities of everyday life. Like MILLION DOLLAR BABY, GRAN TORINO explores the challenging yet rich new world that can open up when individuals let down their guard, even if for just a moment. Estranged from his family and his church, and without any sense of personal peace, Walt offers all that he has to Thao and his family, namely wisdom and protection. When tragedy strikes the family, Eastwood allows a little classic Harry Callahan to poke through, but the surprising finale posits a hero that Dirty Harry would never have the guts to be. It's a potent symbolic gesture to Eastwood's own growth as a storyteller.

ReviewsNews Of The World - A monumentally great film, New York Times - These spectral figures, totems of masculinity and mementos from a heroic cinematic age, are what make this unassuming film small in scale if not in the scope of its ideas -- more than just a vendetta flick, Variety - The actor-director's second release of the season is his most stripped-down, unadorned picture in many a year, Daily Mail - A must see, Daily Express - A magnificent Clint performance, Daily Star - Utterly unmissable

ScreenwriterNick Schenk

Sound sourceDolby Digital

EditorJoel Cox

Movie/TV TitleGran Torino

Director of PhotographyTom Stern

Consumer AdviceContains strong language and violence