Classic Cars [Film and TV Commentary]

Walter Kowalski (Clint Eastwood), a retired Ford Motor Company worker who fought in the Korean War, lives alone in a low-income Asian immigrant neighborhood of a small Michigan city after the death of his wife. The neighbor was a large Hmong family, and one of the siblings caught Walter's attention. Sister Sue (played by Ahney Her) is humorous and talkative, and gradually becomes friends with the stubborn and somewhat racist old Walter; her taciturn younger brother Thao (played by Bee Vang) is forced by his distant cousin to join the local Hmong gang. In his first action, he is assigned to steal the 1972 Ford classic car that Walter regards as his treasure. After failing to steal the car, Tao was forced by his family to work for Walter to atone for his sins, but he never expected to establish a deep friendship with Walter. However, the local Miao gang refused to give up. For the safety of Su Yutao and the tranquility of the community, how should the veteran soldier Walter act? The film was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ("Classic Car")