Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is based on the novel by author David Grann, which recounts a brutal conspiracy from the 1920s involving the Osage Nation after their people were awarded rights to the profits from the oil deposits on their land. According to the director, “It’s about land, it’s all about greed,” and the lengths taken to obtain the Osage people’s wealth. Killers is a Western crime, and mystery surrounds the ruthless killings, but Scorsese says he “wondered how [he] could create that world.” Rather than put the audience with the good guys, he looked to the Osage people for a different perspective.

Killers of the Flower Moon come out on October 20 nation-wide.

Source: Collider