Netflix has unveiled first images of Colin Farrell and Fala Chen in Edward Berger’s upcoming Macau-set psychological thriller Ballad Of
Netflix has unveiled first images of Colin Farrell and Fala Chen in Edward Berger’s upcoming Macau-set psychological thriller Ballad Of A Small Player as well as its release dates.
The movie will launch in select cinemas in the U.S. on October 15 and then the UK & Ireland on October 17, followed by its releasea on Netflix on October 29, with expectations high that world premiere at a high-profile end-summer/fall festival is on the cards.
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Farrell plays a high-stakes gambler who decides to lay low in Macau, the autonomous Chinese city often referred to as the ‘Las Vegas of Asia’, when his past and debts catch-up with him. There he encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation.
The thriller has been adapted by Bafta-winning director and writer Rowan Joffe (Brighton Rock, Before I Go To Sleep) from Lawrence Osborne’s 2014 eponymous novel.
Farrell is joined in the cast by Chinese and American actress Chen (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), veteran Hong Kong star Deanie Ip (A Simple Life), UK Bafta nominee Alex Jennings and Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton.
The production reunites Berger with crew on his multi-Oscar-winning drama All Quiet On The Western Front, including cinematographer James Friend, composer Volker Bertelmann, hair and make-up artist Heike Merker and costume designer Lisy Christl, who also worked on Conclave.
Editor Nick Emerson, who was Oscar nominated for his work on Conclave, is also attached. Further key crew include poduction designer Jonathan Houlding.
Mike Goodridge is producing through his Good Chaos banner along with Berger for his Nine Hours banner as well as Matthew James Wilkinson for Stigma Films.
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