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Martin Scorsese’s revisionist epic chronicles the tragic history of the wealthiest community in the Americas, circa 1920. When the Osage Nation in Oklahoma found that they were sitting on an oil field, their fortunes were made. Yet the life expectancy within the tribe plummeted. Into this confusing picture comes Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio), a WWI veteran encouraged to find himself an Osage wife by his uncle, the local sheriff (Robert De Niro). Ernest pays court to Molly (Lily Gladstone) and they fall in love. But Molly’s friends and family continue to die in suspicious circumstances…
Based on David Grann’s best-seller, Killers of the Flower Moon is a powerful and unambiguous indictment of the evil legacy of white supremacy.
A colossal tale of the sociopathy of American history.
Richard Brody, The New Yorker
This is a master artist putting a stamp on not only his own career, but also the entirety of American cinema and, why not, American history, too.
Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail
A cruel and baroque American story of love, murder, greed and unspeakable betrayal in 1920s Indian Country, a true-crime epic that Scorsese — with grace, sorrow and sublime filmmaking clarity — has turned into a requiem for the country.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Martin Scorsese
Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Tantoo Cardinal, Jesse Plemons
USA
2023
In English and Osage Languages with English subtitles
Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor
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Credits
Screenwriter
Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese
Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto
Editor
Thelma Schoonmaker
Original Music
Robbie Robertson
Production Design
Jack Fisk
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