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TF1 Replays Eastwood’s ‘Gran Torino’

Arriving after Eastwood’s 40th directorial film premiered last October, the screening highlights the director’s enduring creative drive at 95.

<em>Gran Torino</em> de et avec Clint Eastwood entouré ici de Bee Vang, Brooke Chia Thao, Chee Thao et Ahney Her.
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Overview

  • TF1 will air the 2008 drama on Sunday, July 27, at 21:15, marking the latest rediffusion of Gran Torino on French television.
  • The broadcast has spurred fresh retrospectives on its depiction of a racist Korean War veteran’s transformation and its enduring cultural resonance.
  • Since its release, Gran Torino has grossed nearly $270 million worldwide, attracted 3.4 million viewers in France, and won the 2010 César Award for Best Foreign Film.
  • Screenwriter Nick Schenk drew on his experiences with Hmong factory workers to shape the film’s immigrant storyline while its Detroit setting mirrors broader postindustrial shifts.
  • At age 95, Clint Eastwood delivered his 40th directed film, “Juré n°2,” in October 2024, and industry voices predict he will continue making films.