First Cow (2020)

Kernel Score: 80% · 521 ratings

Genres: Drama, Western

Released: 2020-03-06

Runtime: 122 minutes

Overview

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.

Director

Kelly Reichardt

Cast

• 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