Directed by Martin Scorsese and co-written with Eric Roth,
Killers of the Flower Moon is adapted from author
David Grann's true crime book 'Killers of The Flower Moon: The
Osage Murders & The Birth of The FBI'.
In 1920s Oklahama, members of the native Osage Nation were murdered in the
aftermath of oil being discovered on their land, which made them some of
the wealthiest people in America. The film focusses on the investigation
instigated by a young J. Edgar Hoover and the romance between an Osage
woman (Lily Gladstone) and a white man (Leonardo DiCaprio).
The film also stars
Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, Jillian
Dion
and Tantoo Cardinal.
Killers of the Flower Moon is in UK/ROI cinemas from October
20th.
Check out the new trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the world overnight. The wealth of these Native Americans immediately attracted white interlopers, who manipulated, extorted, and stole as much Osage money as they could before resorting to murder. Based on a true story and told through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Lily Gladstone), “Killers of the Flower Moon” is an epic western crime saga, where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal.