GATAO: Big Brothers

Michael is a young gangster who wants to broaden his family's reach in Taipei, and he relies on Scorpion, his loyal lieutenant, to carry out risky moves. Their ambitions collide with rival factions, pulling Michael's father Ko back into the fray as old loyalties and established rules come under pressure. The story follows the simmering conflict between veteran boss figures and a newer, more ruthless generation, with territorial skirmishes, shifting alliances, and moral compromises shaping each choice. As power shifts around them, Michael has to balance ambition, family ties, and the harsh realities of street politics, while each decision threatens to ignite wider violence across the city's underworld. Small moves produce big consequences, and tidy resolutions are rare throughout, sadly.

Released in 2025, GATAO: Big Brothers was directed by Jui-Chih Chiang and Yao Hung-I, based on the Gatao franchise created by Red Chang, Joyce Liu, and Hsi-Wen Chiang. The film features veteran Taiwanese actors in key roles and experienced crew.

Box office totals for GATAO: Big Brothers are not widely reported, with no reliable worldwide gross publicly available at this time. The film saw a regional release in Taiwan and limited showings overseas, rather than a broad international rollout yet.

As the latest Gatao entry, the movie continues a style of gritty Taipei crime storytelling that fans of the franchise expect, and it brings veteran performers into tense father and son conflict. Conversations online highlight its moral ambiguity and terse, streetwise dialogue among older viewers and genre enthusiasts at large.

Critical response has been mixed to positive, reflected by a modest average rating from voters. Reviewers and viewers note themes of loyalty, succession, the cost of power, and generational friction. The film favors terse action set pieces and character moments over melodrama, asking what honor means in a changing underworld.