That would be Bill “King” Hale, an affluent cattle rancher who presents himself as a righteous man and paternalistic friend to the community, giving Robert DeNiro one of the most monstrous roles of his career. The severity of the killings is amplified by the contempt shown for the humanity of a deeply spiritual Indigenous American people, but also by the hypocrisy of the chief orchestrator of the precision-targeted, one-by-one genocide. There’s also a suggestion of a filmmaker reflecting on guilt and atonement, a notion strengthened by a strategic - and unexpectedly moving - cameo from the director. But there’s a different, more chilling feel to the reign of terror depicted here, a trail of slaughter that weighs heavily on the heart and mind at every step. Money and violence have been prominent themes in Scorsese’s filmography and for every facile charge ever lobbed at him of glorifying or glamorizing career criminals, he has usually delivered retribution to his antiheroes. That theatrical positioning seems ideal for a powerful drama that should figure notably among the year-end prestige crop. 20 wide) in partnership with Paramount ahead of its streaming premiere on Apple TV+, for which a date has not yet been set. Screenwriters: Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese, based on the book by David Grannįollowing the superbly crafted film’s Out of Competition Cannes premiere, Apple is planning a fall release (Oct. Venue: Cannes Film Festival (Out of Competition)Ĭast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser
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