Making a Killing in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is preoccupied with plot and not on the greater struggle of the Osage.

Henrik arrives at the Szentiványi family's castle for a celebratory dinner. Wine fills the glasses and Hungary's powerful construction dynasty welcomes him into its carefully ordered world. But Henrik is no ordinary guest. Only Anita, his girlfriend and the family's youngest daughter, suspects why he’s there. For generations, the Szentiványi's have moved through the highest political and economic circles, leaving crimes and unspoken debts in their wake. As the evening unfolds, casual remarks sharpen, silences deepen, and every polished courtesy seems to carry another meaning.
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is preoccupied with plot and not on the greater struggle of the Osage.
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