In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow – the first, and only, in the territory.
John Magaro
as Cookie
Orion Lee
as King-Lu
Toby Jones
as Chief Factor
Ewen Bremner
as Lloyd
Scott Shepherd
as Captain
Gary Farmer
as Totillicum
Lily Gladstone
as Chief Factor’s Wife
Alia Shawkat
as Woman with Dog
Dylan Smith
as Trapper Jack
Ryan Findley
as Trapper Dame
SWITCH.
'First Cow' may show an origin of capitalism, but unlike the wild west of Wall Street, Reichardt points to an alternate reality where it's not the muscle of capitalism that conquers, but rather the sweet companionship and commitment to fellowship that will, not the greed of self-interest. In Reichar...
Manuel São Bento
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CinemaSerf
This is a gently comedic story of a couple of pioneering Oregon frontiersmen. Cook-cum-baker John Magaro ("Cookie") who falls in with the entrepreneurial "King-Lu" (Orion Lee). The pair quickly realise that there is a decent amount of money to be made by indulging the sweet teeth of their fellow har...
badelf
For sure not a Hollywood film. This film is a beautifully executed character study about friendship....