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Summary

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

Cookie

Orion Lee

King-Lu

Toby Jones

Chief Factor

Ewen Bremner

Lloyd

Scott Shepherd

Captain

Gary Farmer

Totillicum

Lily Gladstone

Chief Factor’s Wife

Alia Shawkat

Woman with Dog

Dylan Smith

Trapper Jack

Ryan Findley

Trapper Dame

Manuel Rodriguez

Trapper Bill

Patrick D. Green

Russian Trapper

Jared Kasowski

Thomas

René Auberjonois

Man with Raven

Jean-Luc Boucherot

Sailor in Saloon

Jeb Berrier

Cribbage Player

John Keating

Heckler in Saloon

Don MacEllis

Brilliant William

Todd A. Robinson

Fort Trapper

Kevin-Michael Moore

Fort Trapper

Eric Martin Reid

Fort Trapper

Ted Rooney

Fort Trapper

Phelan Davis

Fort Trapper

Mike Wood

Fort Trapper

Sabrina Mary Morrison

Totillicum's Wife

Mitchell Saddleback

Chief Factor's Servant

Mary Ann Perreira

Hawaiian Woman

T. Dan Hopkins

Hawaiian Man

James Lee Jones

Man with Canoe

James Ridley

Soldier

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Kelly Reichardt

Novel, Screenplay

Jonathan Raymond

Reviews

maketheSWITCH

August 13, 2020

8

'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 Reichardt's world, greed is a modern illness, and it's only when Cookie and King-Lu's solidarity falters that their lives begin to unravel. People will succeed in cooperation, not at the expense of others - a lesson that feels even more important now in 2020 than it may have ever felt in 1820. - Joel Kalkopf

Read Joel's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-first-cow-a-minimalist-portrait-of-the-american-dream

8/10/2020 4 stars