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Killers of the Flower Moon is Martin Scorsese's highly anticipated western thriller based on the non-fiction book of the same name.
It tells the disturbing true story of the serial murders of members of the wealthy Osage oil nation in 1920s Oklahoma.
With his usual attention to period detail and character complexity, Scorsese has created one of the most compelling crime dramas of recent times.
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Visually, Scorsese transports viewers into the world of the Osage, showing their community before wealthy gold prospectors disturbed their land.
Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto immerses the viewer in the landscapes with his sweeping aerial shots and textured close-ups.
Produced for Apple by Scorsese and co-financed by Imperative Entertainment and Appian Way Productions, it is larger in scope than Scorsese's more intimate films.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro play an FBI agent and a cattle rancher involved in the case with great commitment. But Lily Gladstone, as Mollie Burkhart, is the anchor of the film, imbuing it with empathy when her family is the victim of violence.
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Scorsese achieves enormous emotional depth from the ensemble.
At over three hours long, the film does not rush to unravel this tragic story.
Critics may criticise its length, but Scorsese honours the complexity and repercussions of greed, racism and corruption in the early days of America's industrial expansion.
Epic in its themes, though not in its scale, Moon Killers is a must-see work from a master filmmaker at the peak of his career.
I hope it will resonate with audiences and awards audiences for its narrative vitality and artistic vision. An undeniably important work of cinema.
