Robert De Niro, the veteran actor of Hollywood, recently spoke at the Cannes Film Festival and drew attention to the role he is presently playing as William Hale in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming movie, “Killers of the Flower Moon” based on the novel of David Grann. In the movie, De Niro’s character is a real-life figure in the 1920s who betrayed the Osage Nation in rural Oklahoma to obtain their oil-rich land.
De Niro’s character, William Hale, who builds trust with local Osage Indians, not only betrays their trust but also murders them for their land. De Niro describes his character as having a feeling of entitlement to do whatever he wants with what he possesses. Along with De Niro, the movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as the lead character.
During the event, De Niro compared his character to former US President, Donald Trump, whom he called “stupid”. De Niro also criticized Trump for being an example of the “banality of evil.” De Niro’s analogy seemed fitting in the wake of recent incidents of systemic racism following the George Floyd tragedy.
The movie, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” premiered at Cannes Film Festival and was well-received with good reviews. During the event, DiCaprio praised Scorsese for directing such a movie that captures the “most twisted, sinister character you can ever imagine.”
Scorsese has repeatedly stated that “Killers of the Flower Moon” is a reckoning with the past. The movie follows an investigation that helped forge the FBI, rather than the love affair that has been highlighted between Leonardo DiCaprio’s character and his Osage Indian wife.
The story itself is rooted in the betrayal of the Osage Nation, a group of indigenous Oklahoma people that were systematically murdered for their oil-rich land in the 1920s. “Killers of the Flower Moon” shows the horrific events in which Hale and his accomplices murdered dozens of Osage Indians, while the FBI operatives conducted a criminal investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” is all set to release in the US theaters in October 2023 and will be subsequently streamed on Apple TV+. The movie boasts a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 27 reviews, indicating a potential hit among audiences.
In summary, while promoting his forthcoming movie at the Cannes Film Festival, Robert De Niro drew attention to the role he would be playing and compared it to the former US president, Donald Trump. The movie, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” is based on David Grann’s novel, and alongside De Niro, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role, directed by Martin Scorsese. The movie shows the events of the 1920s where the Osage Nation faced betrayal, systemic racism, and murder by oil-rich people like William Hale.
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