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First Cow(2020)

PG-13
2h 2m
- Drama
- Western

Release Date: Mar 6, 2020 | Limited

A skilled cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two collaborate on a successful business.

Releases

Original Release | Mar 6, 2020

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Box Office

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$81,323
Total US & Canada:
$101,068
Total International
$1,285,541
Total Worldwide:
$1,386,609

Director & Top Cast

Kelly Reichardt
Director

Alia Shawkat
Woman with Dog

John Magaro
Cookie

Dylan Smith
Trapper Jack

Ryan Findley
Tapper Dame

Clayton Nemrow
Trapper Clyde

Manuel Rodriguez

Trapper Bill

Orion Lee

King-Lu

Patrick D. Green

Russian Trapper

Evie

The Cow

Ewen Bremner

Lloyd

Jared Kasowski

Thomas

Rene 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

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Summaries

Storyline

A loner and cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee). The men collaborate on a business, although its longevity is reliant upon the participation of a wealthy landowner's prized milking cow. — A24 Out foraging dinner for a rowdy band of fur trappers, a shy cook encounters Chinese immigrant King-Lu, a kindred spirit with an enigmatic past and entrepreneurial spirit. Eager to manifest success, the two cook up plans to secure their fortunes in a territory without definitive boundaries and rules. — Mae Moreno A chance encounter in the cold, damp forests of 1820 Oregon will pave the way for an unexpected friendship and an equally remarkable alliance, as reserved, almost taciturn Cookie, a lonesome adventurer and talented cook, joins forces with the pursued Chinese immigrant, King-Lu. Intent on striking it rich, the entrepreneurial duo concocts an audacious plan to take the rugged Northwest by storm; however, the road to success is fraught with failure. Can a humble but hard-to-find ingredient help one make his fortune? — Nick Riganas It's the early nineteenth century in the wilds of the Oregon Territory. Otis Figowitz works for a trapping company, he hired as the cook - hence his nickname "Cookie" - for a group of trappers, who continually threaten violence against him if he doesn't provide them with food, it his job to trap, kill or forage for much of that food. King-Lu is a Chinese immigrant who has traveled the world and is thinking about staying in the area in he seeing it as one of the last untouched parts of the world he has seen. In trying to evade Russians who are after him for accidentally killing one of their compatriots, Lu meets Cookie one evening in stumbling onto the trappers' camp as a place to hide. After Lu believes the Russians are no longer after him in having left the country, the two men meet again by chance at the regional trading post and strike a friendship in discussing their dreams for the future. They believe they may be able to make a small fortune in the short term by going into business together to provide a highly demanded product with virtually zero supply otherwise, that product, however, contingent upon the secret use of the sole dairy cow in the area, it just recently brought in and housed/owned by the Chief Factor. With Lu the tactician and Cookie the technician, Lu specifically realizes that they are entering into a potentially dangerous game, and one that has a short window of opportunity before others may be able to cash in on such business. Thus they have to figure out how long they can keep the business going either before the market is flooded or that they are caught in the illegal aspect of what they are doing. — Huggo

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