American Cinema Evenings
12th American Cinema Evening
May 29, 2012
May 29, 2012 – U.S. Embassy Information Office Assistant Hannah Bae presents the movie Gran Torino and talks about the meaning of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month in the U.S. at the 12th American Cinema Evenings (ACE) on May 29, 2012.
Date: May 29, 2012
Moderator: Ms. Hannah Bae, PA Assistant, U.S. Embassy Seoul
Film Title: Gran Torino
Film Synopsis: Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can't get along with his kids or his neighbors, 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 under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood.