Killers of the Flower Moon has all the ingredients to be, by all rights, one of the most anticipated films of 2023. First of all, its filmmaker id the multi-award-winning director Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver), who also co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Roth. In addition, the cast is led by established talents in the film industry: Leonardo DiCaprio (Origin), Robert De Niro (The Irishman) and Lily Gladstone. And the heart of the story, a tragedy that aims at human reflection, is based on real events.
The Apple TV+-produced film unveiled its second official trailer on September 13, a teaser that gives clarity to the thread of ambition, love and betrayal that binds the protagonists. In fact, the story, based on the book of the same name by journalist David Grann, takes place in 1920s Oklahoma and addresses a series of brutal crimes against members of the Osage Nation, a Native American community rich in oil resources.
DiCaprio brings to life Ernest Burkhart, a man who arrives on Osage land and teams up with Mollie Kyle (Gladstone), a woman from the community. In addition, the trailer hints that the rapprochement is planned by ambitious and ruthless businessman William Hale, who has a vested interest in the land filled with black gold. "We will mix these families, and the money from the land will follow the right direction. It will come to us," explains the character played by De Niro. Because of this, the terror will begin and Ernest's loyalties will fall apart. How real is the love he feels for Mollie? Will he be able to stand up to his uncle? Inevitable distrust also assaults the heart of the woman, who pleads with her husband for revenge: "then kill the men who murdered my family".