First Cow

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.

Cast

John Magaro

John Magaro

as Cookie

Orion Lee

Orion Lee

as King-Lu

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

as Chief Factor

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

as Lloyd

Scott Shepherd

Scott Shepherd

as Captain

Gary Farmer

Gary Farmer

as Totillicum

Lily Gladstone

Lily Gladstone

as Chief Factor’s Wife

Alia Shawkat

Alia Shawkat

as Woman with Dog

Dylan Smith

Dylan Smith

as Trapper Jack

Ryan Findley

Ryan Findley

as Trapper Dame

Reviews

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....

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