Like the National Book Award finalist, the film chronicles the serial murders of Osage Nation citizens in 1920s Oklahoma, after an oil boom made them wealthy. The string of brutal slayings became known as the "Reign of Terror" and led to an investigation by the then-fledgling FBI. Cannes: 'Killers of the Flower Moon' grips, disturbs — and disappoints". Los Angeles Times. May 20, 2023. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023 . Retrieved October 13, 2023. Osage Nation elders bury a ceremonial pipe, mourning their descendants' assimilation into white American society. Wandering through their Oklahoma reservation, which features the annual "flower moon" phenomenon of fields of blooms, [18] several Osage find oil gushing from the ground. The tribe becomes wealthy, as it retains mineral rights and members share in oil-lease revenues, though law requires white court-appointed legal guardians to manage the money of full and half-blood members, assuming them "incompetent". [b]

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In January 2023, Gladstone said that the input of the Osage Nation greatly changed the film from what Scorsese had originally envisioned and that their collaboration had positively affected the film, stating in an interview at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival that "The work is better when you let the world inform your work". [58] Post-production [ edit ] Killers of the Flower Moon (15)". British Board of Film Classification. August 31, 2023. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023 . Retrieved August 31, 2023. Killers of the Flower Moon stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstonein the riveting historical narrative inspired by real events. The film is based on David Grann's best-selling non-fiction book of the same name and tells the story of a string of murders that took place in 1920s Oklahoma. Both a riveting personal narrative and an indictment of systemic discrimination, the film will show how members of the Osage Nation, a group of Native Americans made wealthy by mineral rights and oil-rich land, were murdered in a spree of brutal crimes. Starring alongside DiCaprio, De Niro, and Gladstone are Jesse Plemons, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, Jillian Dion, and Tantoo Cardinal. Grein, Paul (November 2, 2023). "Songs From 'Barbie' Pace 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations (Full List)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023 . Retrieved November 3, 2023.

On November 9, 2023, the day that the SAG-AFTRA strike ended, Gladstone posted on social media encouraging Native people to "See it when and only if you feel ready, and see it with people you feel safe with. You'll likely have a lot of generational grief to process." [94] [95] Legislative responses [ edit ] In a news release before the beginning of filming, Scorsese said: "We are thrilled to finally start production on Killers of the Flower Moon in Oklahoma. To be able to tell this story on the land where these events took place is incredibly important and critical to allowing us to portray an accurate depiction of the time and people. We're grateful to Apple, the Oklahoma Film and Music Office and The Osage Nation, especially all our Osage consultants and cultural advisors, as we prepare for this shoot. We're excited to start working with our local cast and crew to bring this story to life on screen and immortalize a time in American history that should not be forgotten." [54] D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 16, 2021). "Annet Mahendru Joins 'Stu'; Eric Ladin In 'Where The Crawdads Sing'; Steve Eastin Boards 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' & More – Film Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021 . Retrieved June 16, 2021.Osage consultant Julie O’Keefe was considered indispensable by Gladstone, and worked alongside multi Oscar-nominated costume designer Jacqueline West (Picture: Getty) Killers of the Flower Moon [a] is a 2023 American epic western crime drama film [7] directed and co-produced by Martin Scorsese, who also co-wrote the script alongside Eric Roth, based on the 2017 non-fiction book of the same name by David Grann. [8] [9] Set in 1920s Oklahoma, it focuses on a series of murders of Osage members and relations in the Osage Nation after oil was discovered on tribal land. The tribal members had retained mineral rights on their reservation and White opportunists sought to gain their wealth. [10] The Osage always wore the Open, which I really like, because that made it their own, where it wasn’t a cowboy hat – and those are made just for the Osage, that’s how many they bought.’