'Killers of the Flower Moon': A Truthful Tale Embraced by Osage People

Martin Scorsese's Cameo in the Film Highlights the Harsh Reality of the Osage Murders

Martin Scorsese's film 'Killers of the Flower Moon' tells the story of the murders of American Indians in Oklahoma in the 1920s, focusing on the marriage between a white man, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, and his Osage wife, played by Lily Gladstone.
The film has been embraced by the Osage people at the story's center, despite the traumatic events it portrays.
In a surprising twist, Scorsese himself makes a cameo in the film's final moments, breaking the fourth wall to recount the fate of Mollie Burkhart, the character played by Lily Gladstone.
The film is an unflinching look at American greed and violence, and ends with a dramatized retelling of the Osage murders in a radio play, which bears no resemblance to the actual events.
Scorsese's cameo was born out of necessity, as he felt he couldn't ask an actor to deliver the final lines, and he admits to feeling a sense of 'culpability' in the film's portrayal of the events.