How Killers of the Flower Moon Captures the True Story of the Osage Murders

[{"selector":"#anim-906bd57b-9a29-4e4d-bca6-403cbf42f315 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(29.582383813238707%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1ea20d6f-4ab7-4611-9039-1175c681db37","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Killers of the Flower Moon is a new movie directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone . It's based on the true story of the Osage murders, a series of killings that took place in Oklahoma in the 1920s.

The movie follows the story of Ernest Burkhart (DiCaprio), a white man who married into the Osage Nation.

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Ernest and his brother-in-law, Bill Hale (Jesse Plemons), were involved in a conspiracy to kill Osage people and steal their land and oil rights.

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The Osage Nation was one of the wealthiest tribes in the United States in the early 1920s.

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They had discovered oil on their land, and many Osage people were suddenly very wealthy. This made them a target for white settlers and criminals.

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The FBI eventually investigated the murders, and Ernest Burkhart was one of the people they arrested. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

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Killers of the Flower Moon is a powerful and disturbing film. It tells a story about greed, racism, and injustice. It also shows the resilience of the Osage people, who survived a terrible tragedy.

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