Ballad of a Small Player

Year: 2025
Duration: 101 Minutes
Type: Drama, Psychology
Director: Edward Berger
Stars: Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton
IMDb Rating: 5.8/10
Subject: Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell), a mysterious gambler, spends his days in Macau drinking heavily in casinos and gambling away what little money he has left. Doyle, who fled his past to come to Hong Kong, is struggling to pay off his rapidly mounting debts. Besides his creditors, he is also being pursued by private detective Cynthia Blithe (Tilda Swinton). Lord Doyle's bad luck begins to turn around when he meets Dao Ming (Fala Chen), a beautiful casino employee... Adapted from Lawrence Osborne's novel of the same name (2014), this film offers compelling content worth watching, with Colin Farrell's superb performance and its impressive narrative about luck, faith, and human nature. . .