First Cow
A simple western about the origin of the American Dream.
DramaWesternimmigrantbased on novel or bookfur trappingoregon, usa19th centurybiscuitsbuddy filmcowwesterncook1820s
A meditative buddy film about two outsiders forming a quiet bond through a small, doomed scheme in the frontier West, exploring ambition and belonging.
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.
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