<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $270 million </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> The story follows Walt Kowalski, a recently widowed Korean War veteran alienated from his family and angry at the world . Walt's young neighbor, Thao Vang Lor, is pressured by his cousin into stealing Walt's prized 1972 Ford Gran Torino for his initiation into a gang . Walt thwarts the theft with his M1 Garand rifle and subsequently develops a relationship with the boy and his family . </P> <P> Gran Torino grossed nearly $270 million worldwide (making it Eastwood's second highest - grossing film to date). Within the Hmong community in the United States, the film received both praise and criticism . </P>

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