“Lord Doyle” (Collin Farrell) has exchanged England for Macau, China. In different ways he is looking for money and he had to flee. In China his attempts are trying to win in casinos, but his luck is not what he hoped.
Convinced that he will be able to solve his problems, he works himself into more and more problems. Not unpredictably, he is chased by people who lent him money. Slowly, but surely, “Lord Doyle” sinks away in a swamp. There is a tiny flicker of light when he grows closer to a woman who works in one of his casinos.
“Ballad of a Small Player” is an alright drama with an amusing Tilda Swinton.
