Netflix has released an official teaser trailer for Ballad of a Small Player. The upcoming psychological thriller serves as director Edward Berger‘s follow-up feature to his Oscar-winning English-language debut Conclave. Let’s take a look.
Based on the 2014 novel The Ballad of a Small Player by Lawrence Osborne, the movie stars Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Deannie Yip, Alex Jennings, and Tilda Swinton.
Plot Synopsis:
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 opens in limited theaters on October 15, 2025, before landing on Netflix on October 29, 2025.
What do you screenagers think? Interested in seeing this at all?
