GRAN TORINO

Gran Torino is an American drama film from 2008. The film is directed and produced by Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood is also the main actor, and with him as co-stars is Christopher Carlet, Bee Vang and Ahney Her. The film was released for the first time in North America on December 12, 2008 and later to a worldwide release on January 9, 2009. The film is set in Detroit, Michigan, and the story follows Walt Kowalski, his neighbor, Thao and his sister. 

Walt has just moved into a neighbourhood i the Detroit area, dominated by poor Asian immigrants where violence is a normal ting. Walt's neighbour Thao is in the beginning of the movie pressured by his cousin to steal his Gran Torino. Walt lives alone with his dog, and is very lonely, however he wants nothing to do with his new neighbours. After the incident with the car Thao starts to work for Walt, and he gets closer with the Asian family.  The pressure from Thao's cousin and his gang continues. One night Walt goes to Thao's cousin's house, and this visit leads to Walt's death. 

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The Asian family all show up for his funeral, and afterwards his last will and testament is read, it appeared that Will left nothing for his family, and that his cherished Gran Torino goes to Thao. 

In the beginning Walt hated Thao for stealing his car, and in the end he ended up by giving it to him. The Gran Torino is for Walt a symbol of what things used to be, and by giving it to Thao he might have meant that he wanted Thao to have the life that he was always wanted. 

The film is about relations in a multicultural neighbourhood. It is about having an open mind to other cultures, an accepting others for who they are. Walt started of by despising his neighbours, but as he learns to like them, he actually ends up sacrificing himself for them. 

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Torino