Gran Torino is a 2008 American
drama film directed and produced by
Clint Eastwood, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars
Christopher Carley,
Bee Vang and
Ahney Her. This was Eastwood's first starring role since 2004's
Million Dollar Baby. The film features a large
Hmong American cast, as well as one of Eastwood's younger sons,
Scott. Eastwood's oldest son,
Kyle, provided the
score.
Gran Torino opened via a
limited theatrical release in
North America on December 12, 2008, and later to a
worldwide release on January 9, 2009. Set in
Detroit,
Michigan, it is the first mainstream American film to feature Hmong Americans. Many Lao Hmong war refugees resettled in the U.S. following the communist takeover of Laos in 1975.