First Cow (2020)

MovieDrama, Western2h 2m
First Cow (2020) movie posterReview score: 70%

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Plot

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.

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John MagaroJohn MagaroCookieOrion LeeOrion LeeKing-LuToby JonesToby JonesChief FactorEwen BremnerEwen BremnerLloydScott ShepherdScott ShepherdCaptainGary FarmerGary FarmerTotillicumLily GladstoneLily GladstoneChief Factor’s WifeAlia ShawkatAlia ShawkatWoman with Dog

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TrailerOfficial International Trailer #2TrailerOfficial International TrailerTrailerOfficial TrailerClipOfficial Clip 3ClipOfficial Clip 2ClipOfficial ClipFeaturetteIn Conversation with Kelly ReichardtFeaturetteKelly Reichardt on First CowFeaturetteKelly Reichardt on First Cow and FilmmakingFeaturetteKelly Reichardt on First Cow, Influences, and Rethinking the WesternFeaturetteKelly Reichardt, John Magaro & Orion Lee on First Cow, Cooking, and Chemistry

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