Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' premieres at Cannes after 37 years

Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, receiving a standing ovation on the red carpet. The $200 million Apple TV+ production stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, marking the first time Scorsese has directed both actors together. Based on David Grann's 2017 bestseller, the film recounts the 1920s Osage murders in Oklahoma, blending western and noir genres. Scorsese, who won the Palme d'Or in 1976 for 'Taxi Driver' and Best Director in 1986 for 'After Hours', returned to the Official Selection after 37 years. The film follows Ernest Burkhart (DiCaprio), who marries an Osage woman, Millie, amid a wave of killings targeting the Osage community. Scorsese initially wrote the script with Eric Roth from an FBI perspective, but DiCaprio suggested focusing on the Osage perspective, leading to consultations with Osage representatives. De Niro described his character as a manipulative figure whose motives remain incomprehensible. The film is described as Scorsese's most political work, addressing historical dispossession of Native Americans by the U.S. government.