The murders of Osage Indians in Oklahoma in the 1920s are the focus of Martin Scorsese’s new film Killers of the Color Moon.
Based on David Grann’s book of the same name, the film tells how the Osage were massacred for control of the oil production that made them immensely rich, Reuters reports.
However, the Hollywood production also follows the love story between a white man, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, and his Osage wife, played by Lily Gladstone.
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DiCaprio’s character, pressured by his uncle (Robert De Niro), participates in the murder plot even though he loves his wife and children.
The film focuses in part on “a very twisted but true love story,” DiCaprio told the media. “These things really happened,” adds the actor.
“For the Osage women, the power of the film is that they can see it together and talk about it afterwards, they feel it’s vital to them and they’re very happy that this story has come to light,” she said. his screen partner Gladstone.
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Scorsese originally focused Killers of a Color Moon on FBI investigators working on Native American murder cases.
DiCaprio added that the film aims to show the truth about American Indians, and Scorsese made sure that Osage representatives guided the filming of the authentic story on and off camera.
“Killers of the Color Moon”, distributed by Apple TV, was released in theaters on October 20, adds Reuters.
