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“It
is a celebration of representation, but it is also a very
triggering, traumatic thing to sit and bear witness to,”
Gladstone, a member of Montana's Blackfeet, told Reuters in an
interview.
“What I kept hearing, especially from Osage women, is that the
power of them being able to see it together and talk about it
together afterward, they feel the film is vital and they're so
happy that this story is out,” she added.
“Killers of the Flower Moon,” distributed by Apple TV, arrived
in theaters on Oct. 20.
Based on a book of the same name by David Grann, the movie
recounts how the Osage were killed for control of oil rights
that were making them wealthy.
The film also explores the marriage between a white man, played
by Leonardo DiCaprio, and his Osage wife, played by Gladstone.
DiCaprio's character, pressured by his uncle, portrayed by
Robert De Niro, participates in the murder plot even though he
also loves his wife and children.
The film focused partly on “a very twisted but truthful love
story," DeCaprio said.
"These things actually happened,” he added.
Originally, however, Scorsese focused "Killers of the Flower
Moon" on FBI investigators that worked on the case.
While Hollywood's depictions of American Indians have
historically been flawed, DiCaprio said the film aims to tell
the truth. Scorsese sought to ensure the Osage guided the story
on and off camera, he said.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway; Edited by
Cynthia Osterman and Stephen Coates)
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