Ballad of a Small Player

Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for Ballad of a Small Player (2025) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton, Deanie Ip, Alex Jennings, Jason Tobin DIRECTOR: Edward Berger CINEMATOGRAPHY: James Friend MUSIC: Volker Bertelmann PRODUCTION: Good Chaos, Stigma Films, Nine Hours

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for Ballad of a Small Player (2025). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Production

The film is directed by Edward Berger and written by Rowan Joffé, based on Lawrence Osborne's 2014 novel The Ballad of a Small Player. Mike Goodridge produced the film for Good Chaos, along with Berger for Nine Hours, as well as Matthew James Wilkinson. In April 2024, Colin Farrell was cast in the lead role. Later that month, Tilda Swinton joined the cast. In May 2024, Fala Chen joined the cast. In May 2025, Deannie Yip and Alex Jennings were also revealed to have been in the cast.

▸ Filming & Locations

Principal photography began on 26 June 2024, in Macau and Hong Kong and wrapped on 25 August.

[Filming] Principal photography began on 26 June 2024, in Macau and Hong Kong and wrapped on 25 August.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Summary: 3 nominations total

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! scope="row" |San Sebastián International Film Festival

! scope="row" |Zurich Film Festival

! scope="row" |Middleburg Film Festival