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Gran Torino

Summary: Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Walt is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is 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, becomes pressured by his gang member cousin to steal Walt's Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Walt is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood.

Record details

  • ISBN: 883929066476
  • ISBN: 9781419872570
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
    videorecording
  • Edition: Widescreen ed.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2009, c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Restrictions on Access Note:
LICENSED FOR HOME USE ONLY
Participant or Performer Note: Director of photography, Tom Stern ; editors, Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach.
CAST : Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Christopher Carley.
Target Audience Note:
14+ - PARENTAL ACCOMPANIMENT - NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN - COARSE LANGUAGE - VIOLENCE
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, wide screen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital.
Language Note:
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subject: DVD 4116
Family -- Michigan -- Drama
Hmong American families -- Michigan -- Drama
Gangs -- Michigan -- Drama
Hmong American teenage boys -- Michigan -- Drama
Torino automobile -- Drama
Widowers -- Michigan -- Drama
Genre: Feature films.

Available copies

  • 7 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Creston Public Library.

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Summary: Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Walt is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is 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, becomes pressured by his gang member cousin to steal Walt's Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Walt is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood.

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