The applause lasted nine minutes: Scorsese's new film caused a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival
The new film of the American director Martin Scorsese, which tells the story of the murders of Indians in the US state of Oklahoma in the XNUMXs, received a standing ovation at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
The thunderous applause of the audience lasted as long as nine minutes, and continued even after the lights were switched on. reported the American media "Variety".
The film "Killers of the Flower Moon" lasts three hours and 26 minutes, and the main roles are played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro и Jesse Plemons.
"This was such a moving experience, I don't think I've ever experienced anything like it," said Scorsese after the screening of the film.
The new film explores a series of murders of wealthy Osage Indians that took place in the area of the same name. The film also deals with the beginnings of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States of America.
Actress Lily Gladstone, who plays a rich woman from the Osage tribe, has already begun to receive positive reviews from film critics, and at the festival she had to hold back tears as the audience applauded her. Lovers of the good movie are already predicting a slew of accolades for her during next year's awards season.
The film "Killers of the Flower Moon" will start showing in cinemas around the world from October 20, and a little later it will be attached to the film platform Apple Plus.