Film
First Cow
- Director
- Kelly Reichardt
- Certificate
- 12A
- Running Time
- 122 mins
Minimalist director Kelly Reichardt returns to Meek’s Cutoff territory with this typically pared-back drama set in early 19th century Oregon. Adapted with Jonathan Raymond from his novel The Half Life, it’s the story of a loner (John Magaro) who teams up with a fortune-seeking Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee) to pilfer milk from a wealthy landowner’s (Toby Jones) prized Jersey cow.
” . . . a terrifically tough and sinewy tale of the old west, shaped by the brutally implacable market forces of capitalism,” was The Guardian‘s verdict in its five-star review.
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