Colin Farrell's new film Ballad of a Small Player gets Irish release date
The film teams Farrell with Edward Berger, the director of the Oscar-winning Conclave and All Quiet on the Western Front.
"When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation," says Netflix of the upcoming film.
Ballad of a Small Player is based on the Lawrence Osborne book The Ballad of a Small Player and is adapted for the screen by Rowan Joffe (Tin Star, 28 Weeks Later).
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