First Cow
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| Director: | Kelly Reichardt |
| Producer: | Anish Savjani, Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino |
| Studio: | MK2 | Mile End |
| Cast: | John Magaro, Orion Lee, Toby Jones, Scott Shepherd, Ewen Bremner, Rene Auberjonois, Gary Farmer, Alia Shawkat |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Length: | 121 minutes |
First Cow Synopsis
Otis (John Magaro), also known as "Cookie," is a cook for a band of fur trappers as they journey west through Oregon Territory in the 1820s.
Just before the crew arrives at a trading post, Cookie comes across Chinese immigrant King-Lu (Orion Lee), cowering naked behind a fern because he's being sought for murder. The two have an immediate rapport.
When they meet again at the trading post, they develop a friendship and King-Lu invites Cookie for a drink. Soon the two collaborate on a successful business, although its longevity is reliant upon the clandestine participation of a nearby wealthy landowner's prized milking cow.
Based on the novel The Half-Life by Jon Raymond.