Ballad of a Small Player | Netflix

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October 29th

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.

 

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5.9/10 on IMDB currently.

I'll still watch it as I like CF and the premise

 

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Visually this was a treat from the cinematography especially how they played around with the colours red and blue, story has been done before better in other films but still a decent watch

Film makes much more sense when you realise that he dies near the start on the rooftop and the rest is his 'spirit' working out how to let go and pass on.