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Dec 11, 2022 · Such was the going when the neighbor kid, Thao Vang Lor, tried to steal Walt’s Gran Torino as an initiation rite into the Hmong criminal gang. The robbery failed when Walt catches Thao instead and sends the others scampering away with his M1 Garand rifle .
Gran Torino: Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Ahney Her. After a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.
Jul 18, 2014 · In the film, Clint Eastwood plays Walt, a crusty old Korean War vet who develops an unlikely friendship with Thao, his Hmong neighbor, after the boy attempts to steal his prized possession, a 1972 Ford Gran Torino.
After a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself. Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him.
Mar 20, 2018 · The Gran Torino that Thao attempts to steal at the beginning of the film is what is left for him in Walt’s will at the end. The car here symbolizes the transformation of Walt from his once racist self to a man who wanted his Asian friend to have a nice car.
Sep 12, 2011 · However, he can’t ignore them any longer when one of the boys, Thao (Bee Vang), is recruited by a gang to steal Walt’s 1972 Gran Torino. Walt wakes up in the middle of the night to thwart Thao’s initiation at gunpoint, though Thao manages to escape.
When a neighborhood boy, Thao (Bee Vang, in his screen debut), attempts to steal Kowalski's mint condition 1972 Gran Torino as part of a gang initiation, Kowalski becomes more intertwined into his Hmong neighbors than he'd ever imagined.
