Today, Netflix released the Ballad of a Small Player teaser trailer featuring the return of acclaimed director Edward Berger (Conclave). The film debuts in select theaters on October 15 and on Netflix globally on October 29. Description and additional detail (plus new photos) follow the trailer below. Check it out!
Ballad of a Small Player Teaser Trailer
Ballad of a Small Player Description
Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell) is laying low in Macau – spending his days and nights on the casino floors, drinking heavily and gambling what little money he has left. Struggling to keep up with his fast-rising debts, he is offered a lifeline by the mysterious Dao Ming (Fala Chen), a casino employee with secrets of her own.
However, in hot pursuit is Cynthia Blithe (Tilda Swinton) – a private investigator ready to confront Doyle with what he is running from. As Doyle tries to climb to salvation, the confines of reality start to close in.
Ballad of a Small Player is directed by Edward Berger (All Quiet On The Western Front, Conclave) and stars Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Deanie Ip, Alex Jennings and Tilda Swinton.
Director: Edward Berger
Writer: Rowan Joffe
Based on the novel: The Ballad of a Small Player byLawrence Osborne
Producers: Mike Goodridge, Edward Berger, Matthew James Wilkinson
Director of Photography: James Friend
Production Designer: Jonathan Houlding
Make Up & Hair: Heike Merker
Costume: Lisy Christl
Composer: Volker Bertelmann
Editor: Nick Emerson
Starring Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Deanie Ip, Alex Jennings and Tilda Swinton
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