Gran Torino

This story dangles round the war veteran Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood). Eastwood has played this role masterfully. The old man who has lost one of the two things that he had truly loved in his life. He has lost his wife. But the amazing car Ford Gran Torino is still standing in his garage (from the name of the car is the title of the movie). A typical veteran who is surrounded by loneliness and who hates life and people around him - including his neighbors. And these neighbor relationships are building the core of this movie. His neighborhood are building Asiatic immigrants and he as a veteran from the Korean war is not taking well this situation. His thoughts towards this people, and not just them, are wrapped in a rough but great humor. The plot of this movie builds the attempt to steal his beloved car Gran Torino. A boy from his neighborhood was forced by his cousin to do it and he failed but Walt nearly killed him. This fact just increases the hatred in him. The sister of the boy, who has tried to steal his car, is trying to enlighten the situation and somehow with her simpleness and naturalness she gets near to Walt…

Gran Torino, drama, 116 min, USA, 2008

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