Gatao (2015)

Original title

角頭

Directed by

Joe Lee

Genre

gangster film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

19

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A local market run by a gang boss becomes the center of a power struggle between rival underworld figures. A loyal gang member returns from prison to take over the market, but his promotion puts him and his brother in danger.

tensegrittyroughsomberbroodingatmosphericemotionally heavyslow-burn

What happens

《角頭》（，臺語：）是2015年的一部臺灣黑幫電影，由黃鴻升、孫鵬、王陽明、蔡振南、莫允雯、顏正國、張立東、賀一航等人領銜主演，於2015年7月9日上映。其續集是《角頭2：王者再起》。 「正義市場」多年來由頂庄角頭老大勇桑管理經營，這座養活許多家庭、有人情味的市場，即將成為在地角頭勢力間利益糾葛的引爆點。清楓是勇桑的手下大將，敢衝敢拼、掌管大小事，儼然是勇桑的接班人；清楓的兄弟阿雄，三年前為了清楓殺人案頂罪入獄，出獄後得到重用。勇桑欣賞阿雄重情重義，與市場鄉親相處融洽又有人情味，就像年輕時的自己，所以早已打算將自己的事業交棒給阿雄。勇桑先將正義市場交給阿雄管理，看似一樁成人之美的兄弟情誼，卻開始出現隱憂。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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