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First Cow

A simple western about the origin of the American Dream.

Rating 7.0 / 10Release March 6, 2020Runtime 122 min

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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