If you have an ardent passion for classic cars, the thought of seeing the legendary Ford Gran Torino on the big screen will definitely captivate your heart and mind. The Gran Torino is a living testament to spirit and performance and transcends the boundaries of design and technology to leave onlookers spellbound.

The captivating qualities of the Torino are reflected in Hollywood superstar Clint Eastwood’s latest movie that is named after the car itself – “Gran Torino”. The obscured soul of the character in the movie as a Korean War veteran with bitter memories of death and bloodshed is clearly reflected by the classic Gran Torino that he lovingly preserves in his garage. The movie is releasing in Indian theatres on Friday, March 13, 2009.

In the movie, the iron-willed Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski, played by Clint Eastwood, is a widower who is irritable, tough-minded, and an unhappy old man who does not get on well with either his kids or the neighbours. The people he once called his neighbors have all moved or passed away, replaced by the Hmong immigrants that he despises. Resentful of virtually everything he sees – the drooping eaves, overgrown lawns, and the foreign faces surrounding him; the aimless gangs of Hmong, Latino and African American teenagers who all think the neighborhood belongs to them.

On one gloomy night, his neighbour Thao, a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal Walt’s Ford Gran Torino on being pressured by Hmong gang members to steal it. Even though Walt catches Thao red-handed, he does not turn him in to the police. Instead, he sets upon reforming the young teenager and here begins the actual story that is driving, entertaining, and compelling.

Thao’s family shows great respect and concern for Walt and these lead to a rejuvenation of his lost soul. All along he’s believed that he’s going to hell for all the people he killed and does not want Thao to throw away his life by joining the gang, getting killed by them, or getting arrested for killing anyone. With his new found friendship, he begins to feel a desire to make a whole new beginning with kindness, friendliness, and generosity.