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Colin Farrell Stars in Macau Thriller 'Ballad of a Small Player'

10/17/2025

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Colin Farrell stars as Lord Doyle in Ballad of a Small Player, a Macau-set thriller about addiction and mounting debts.
Dao Ming, a casino employee with secrets, assists Doyle as private investigator Cynthia Blithe pursues him.
The film is based on Lawrence Osborne's novel, directed by Edward Berger, with Rowan Joffe writing the screenplay, and releases scheduled for October 15 (U.S.), October 17 (U.K. and Ireland), and October 29 (Netflix).

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Story summary

Colin Farrell stars as Lord Doyle in Ballad of a Small Player, a Macau-set thriller about addiction and mounting debts.
Dao Ming, a casino employee with secrets, assists Doyle as private investigator Cynthia Blithe pursues him.
The film is based on Lawrence Osborne's novel, directed by Edward Berger, with Rowan Joffe writing the screenplay, and releases scheduled for October 15 (U.S.), October 17 (U.K. and Ireland), and October 29 (Netflix).