And so, with his high-rolling thriller Ballad Of A Small Player, Conclave director Edward Berger is piling on the razzle-dazzle – plunging Colin Farrell’s Lord Doyle into escalating heights of danger as his debts pile high. As he tells Empire, Farrell was drawn to the material’s thematic resonances, one that he could relate to in a very particular context. But there are many ways to reinvent yourself.” It seems, in Ballad Of A Small Player, that attempt at reinvention doesn’t go to plan. All Quiet, Conclave and Ballad are all stories told from a singular perspective, about people looking for liberation. A small haven of peace.” Doyle is going to need real luck on his side to find peace in Macau’s casinos.