Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" is the spectacular event premiere of the 29th AIFF
Not only the year's most anticipated movie, but also its very best, Martin Scorsese's masterful opus is nothing less than the Great American Tragedy: a powerful drama based on a shocking true event as investigated by the author David Grann and its best selling book of the same title. The 29th Athens International Film Festival is more than proud to bring you "Killers of the Flower Moon", the greatest movie event of this year's festival edition.
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (2023, 206’)
by Martin Scorsese
Directed by Scorsese and written for the screen by Eric Roth and Scorsese, based on David Grann’s best-selling book of the same name, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, Jillian Dion and Tantoo Cardinal.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons
Screenplay: Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, based on the book by David Grann
Production: Hailing from Apple Studios, in partnership with Paramount Pictures, “Killers of the Flower Moon” was produced alongside Imperative Entertainment, Sikelia Productions and Appian Way. Producers are Scorsese, Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas and Daniel Lupi, with DiCaprio, Rick Yorn, Adam Somner, Marianne Bower, Lisa Frechette, John Atwood, Shea Kammer and Niels Juul serving as executive producers.
The Athens IFF’s complete programme was annoned during the PRESS CONFERENCE on Wednesday, 20 September 2023 at 19.00 at Astor Cinema.
