Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese’s critically acclaimed drama based on David Grann’s best-selling novel. And we must admit: We’re even more impatient now to see the drama when Paramount releases it in theaters around the world, including IMAX theaters, on Friday, Oct. 20.
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.”
David Grann's bestselling book of the same name, "Killers of the Flower Moon" is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the real-life serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation.
De Niro's character warms his nephew up to the plan to steal the oil discovered on Osage land -- through marriage into the tribe and straight-up murder.
The second trailer also emphasizes a moment between the two characters that Scorsese told Time was fully improvised by Leonardo. Seemingly early in their courtship, Mollie calls Ernest a “coyote” in the Osage language, to which he responds, “I don’t know what you said, but it must’ve been Indian for ‘handsome devil.’” As the story deepens, and members of the Osage community begin dying under suspicious circumstances, we see their marriage fraying at the seams. “I don’t even know if you love me anymore,” a bedridden Mollie tells Ernest, imploring him to “kill these men that killed my family.” This second trailer ratchets up the tension and violence at the heart of the grisly story, with shootings, fights, and even an explosion just outside the room where Mollie and Ernest are sleeping.
"Killers of the Flower Moon" is based on David Grann's bestselling book of the same title. It tells the true Oklahoma story of the 1920s serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that became known as the Reign of Terror.
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