Colin Farrell Bets It All in Conclave Director & Netflix’s Ballad of a Small Player Trailer

The first full-length trailer for Ballad of a Small Player has been released.

Ballad of a Small Player is a forthcoming Netflix movie that is directed by Edward Berger. Starring Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton, the film will be available to watch on the streaming platform later this month.

Check out the Ballad of a Small Player trailer below (watch more trailers and clips):

What happens in the Ballad of a Small Player trailer?

The Ballad of a Small Player trailer sees Farrell playing a character named Lord Doyle, a man who is hiding out in Macau while “spending his days and nights on the casino floors, drinking heavily, and gambling what little money he has left.”

The synopsis continues, “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.”

Based on the 2014 novel by Lawrence Osborne, the cast of Ballad of a Small Player also includes Deanie Ip and Alex Jennings. In addition to helming 2024’s Conclave, Berger is known for directing 2022’s All Quiet on the Western Front. 

Farrell said of his character in Ballad of a Small Player, via Netflix Tudum, “Lord Doyle is somebody who’s trying to escape his past. I don’t think he has any idea, really, how much his past is carried in every cell of his being. He is, like most addicts, somewhat narcissistic, and can only see the world through the lens of his own needs and his own desires.” 

Ballad of a Small Player will be available to watch on Netflix on October 29, 2025.

Source: Comingsoon.net