Cantankerous and racist Korean War veteran and retired Ford factory worker Walt Kowalski has recently been widowed after 50 years of marriage. His dilapidating Highland Park neighborhood in the Detroit area, formerly populated by working-class white families, is now dominated by poor Asian immigrants, and gang violence is commonplace. Adding to the isolation he feels is the emotional detachment of his family. He rejects a suggestion from one of his sons to move to a retirement community and lives alone with his elderly dog, Daisy. A chronic smoker and tobacco chewer, Walt suffers from coughing fits, occasionally coughing up blood, but conceals this from his family. His late wife’s Catholic priest, Father Janovich, tries to comfort him, but Walt disdains the young, inexperienced man.Gran Torino 2008 Movie Download.
The Hmong Vang Lor family reside next door to Walt. Initially, he avoids interactions with his neighbors, particularly after he catches Thao attempting to steal his Ford Gran Torino as a coerced initiation into a Hmong gang run by Thao’s cousin, “Spider”. The gang is infuriated by Thao’s failure and they attack him, but Walt confronts them with an M1 Garand rifle and chases them off, earning the respect of the Hmong community. As penance, Thao’s mother makes him work for Walt, who has him do odd jobs around the neighborhood, and the two form a grudging mutual respect. Walt mentors Thao, helping him obtain a construction job and gives him conversation and dating advice. Walt rescues Thao’s sister Sue from the unwanted advances of three African-American gang members, and bonds with Sue after she introduces him to Hmong culture. Walt visits the doctor, receives a gloomy prognosis, and does not reveal the illness to his family.Gran Torino 2008 Movie Download.
Spider’s gang continues to pressure Thao, assaulting him on his way home from work. After he sees Thao’s injuries, Walt visits the gang’s house, where he attacks a gang member as a warning. In retaliation, the gang performs a drive-by shooting on the Vang Lor home, injuring Thao, and kidnapping and raping Sue. There are no witnesses and the members of the community, including the victims.