‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Black Lies’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ Among Main Competition Films at Camerimage
variety.comPeter Caranicas Deputy Editor EnergaCamerimage, the cinematography-focused film festival set for Torun, Poland, for Nov. 11-18, has announced that high-profile award contenders “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Black Lies” and “All of Us Strangers” will be featured in its main competition. “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the latest pic from director Martin Scorsese, takes audiences on a journey through 1920s Oklahoma to tell a heartbreaking tale of love, greed and betrayal.
Based on a true story and starring Leonardo DiCaprio (above, left), Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro (above, right), it centers on the suspicious murders of members of native American tribe Osage Nation, who became wealthy overnight after oil was discovered beneath their land.
This is the eighth Camerimage main competition nomination for Scorsese’s cinematographer, Rodrigo Prieto. He previously won the fest’s Golden Frog for Alejandro G.
Iñárritu’s “Amores Perros” (2000) and Silver Frog for Oliver Stone’s “Alexander” (2004). “Black Flies,” a suspenseful story directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, tells the story of a rookie paramedic played by Tye Sheridan who is sent to work with a hero veteran played by Sean Penn.
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