Killers of the Flower Moon Exposes America's Original Sin

Graham Williamson on the award-winning director Martin Scorsese's powerful new film

Director Martin Scorcese with actor Lily Gladstone who is of Blackfeet and Nimíipuu heritage. Photo: Apple TV+ / Appian Way / Album/Alamy

Martin Scorsese once described film as "the American art form". His latest film, Killers of the Flower Moon, tackles the original sin of both the movies and America itself  – the racist denigration of Native Americans.