{"id":43871,"date":"2023-10-12T15:13:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T15:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/killers-of-the-flower-moon-the-shocking-true-story-behind-leonardo-dicaprios-new-film\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T15:13:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T15:13:50","slug":"killers-of-the-flower-moon-the-shocking-true-story-behind-leonardo-dicaprios-new-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/entertainment\/killers-of-the-flower-moon-the-shocking-true-story-behind-leonardo-dicaprios-new-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Killers of the Flower Moon: The shocking true story behind Leonardo DiCaprio&#8217;s new film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JaNae Collins, Lily Gladstone, Cara Jade Myers and Jillian Dion portray Osage natives in Killers of the Flower Moon. (Apple TV+)Martin Scorsese\u2019s epic, Killers Of The Flower Moon, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone, is set to release in cinemas across the UK on 20 October.The film, written by Forrest Gump screenwriter Eric Roth, is based on the non-fiction book, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by American journalist David Grann about the Osage Indian murders.It debuted at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year where it was met with rapturous critical acclaim, with many calling it a &#8216;masterpiece&#8217;.Originally, the script focused on FBI agent Tom White, played by DiCaprio, investigating murders among the Osage Nation in the 1920s, mirroring the book. However, during the film&#8217;s development, DiCaprio and Scorsese made a significant change to the film perspective because they felt it didn&#8217;t capture the heart of the story by failing to convey the Osage story.Now, it tells the story from the perspective of the Osage people.Watch a trailer for Killers of the Flower MoonDiCaprio and Lily Gladstone star as husband and wife Ernest and Mollie Burkhart, an interracial couple living in 1920s Oklahoma, on the Osage Reservation.The film explores the harrowing tale of the ruthless murders tied to white settlers in their bid to seize Osage land, the world&#8217;s most desired oil fields.\u201cIt\u2019s a completely forgotten part of American history, an open wound that still festers.\u201d DiCaprio recently told&#8230; Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.movies.yahoo.com\/killers-of-the-flower-moon-shocking-true-story-leonardo-dicaprios-074326492.html?src=rss\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JaNae Collins, Lily Gladstone, Cara Jade Myers and Jillian Dion portray Osage natives in Killers of the Flower Moon. 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