First Cow
“A simple western about the origin of the American Dream.”
2019 · 2 h 2 min
Directed by 
Kelly Reichardt
Kelly ReichardtCast
John Magaro Orion Lee Toby Jones
Credits
Written by: Jonathan Raymond
Plot
In the 1820s Oregon, a cook and a Chinese immigrant become friends and start a business selling cakes made with milk stolen from the only cow in the area.
Sinekatalog’s take
Kelly Reichardt's gentle frontier story of two friends selling stolen-milk cakes is tender and quietly tense. Slow and observant, it prizes friendship over conquest, with a quietly devastating end.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (24,937 votes)
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