Some film clips from 'Gran Torino' dir. Clint Eastwood

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Who are you?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMGflOYAEG0


Get off my lawn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJPmAKcDQw


Thao works for Walt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ay1Iw-FvWI


Spooks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLdIKlXl3ZA


Where the hell is Hmong anyway?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxkHSJQYbB4


Chat about Gran Torino and work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-Y_WjeU3Oc


Beating  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Tpw1ICJEc


Confession https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FNHxEOjKVc


Locked in basement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-TS_85-Kwo


Sacrifice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQN-3p2HqPA


Final sequence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJLbR9TEMD8

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