UNITED STATES · 2020

First Cow

Kelly Reichardt
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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.

Year2020
CountryUnited States
DirectorKelly Reichardt
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