Overview

• Netflix released a fresh trailer for the Edward Berger–directed adaptation on October 16.
• The film began a limited U.S. theatrical run on October 15, reaches U.K. and Ireland cinemas on October 17, and streams globally on Netflix on October 29.
• Colin Farrell stars as Lord Doyle, a debt-ridden gambler in Macau, with Fala Chen as Dao Ming and Tilda Swinton as investigator Cynthia Blithe.
• Critics praise the immersive Macau setting, Volker Bertelmann’s score, and James Friend’s cinematography, while faulting heavy exposition and narrative repetition.
• The screenplay by Rowan Joffe adapts Lawrence Osborne’s novel, with the film positioned as a psychological thriller centered on gambling, addiction, and identity.