First Cow

7.1 2020 Kelly Reichardt 2h 2m
Drama Western
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 Cookie
Orion Lee Orion Lee King-Lu
Toby Jones Toby Jones Chief Factor
Ewen Bremner Ewen Bremner Lloyd
Scott Shepherd Scott Shepherd Captain
Gary Farmer Gary Farmer Totillicum
Lily Gladstone Lily Gladstone Chief Factor’s Wife
Alia Shawkat Alia Shawkat Woman with Dog

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Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with First Cow

Meek's Cutoff
Meek's Cutoff 2011
Reichardt's honest frontier. Two films that strip the American West of its mythology and show the hunger, boredom, and quiet desperation underneath.

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