History Film / FirstCow

* FriendToAllLivingThings: Cookie is introduced traveling in the woods collecting plant-based foods, even gently flipping over a lizard stuck on its back. Whenever he steals milk from the cow, he speaks comfortably to it. The notable exception is that he'll still catch a fish when given the opportunity.

** When Otis finds King-Lu, the latter recounts having to shoot someone in an attempt to save his friend. This indicates that King-Lu is not unused to unscrupulous action-taking as well as his UndyingLoyalty to his friends.

** When Otis finds King-Lu, the latter recounts having to shoot someone in an attempt to save his friend. This indicates that King-Lu is not unused to unscrupulous action-taking and his UndyingLoyalty to his friends.

* {{CharacterEstablishingMoment}}
** Otis gently lifts up a belly-up lizard so it can properly walk again.
** When Otis finds King-Lu, the latter recounts having to shoot someone in an attempt to save his friend. This indicates that King-Lu is not unused to unscrupulous action-taking and that he has UndyingLoyalty to his friends.

* CharacterEstablishingMoment
** Otis gently lifting a belly-up lizard so it can properly walk again.
** When Otis finds King-Lu, he recounts having to shoot someone in an attempt to save his friend. This indicates that King-Lu is not unused to unscrupulous action-taking and that he has UndyingLoyalty to his friends.

''First Cow'' is a 2019[[labelnote:*]]The film had a brief festival run before its wide release in 2020.[[/labelnote]] film directed by [[Film/MeeksCutoff Kelly Reichardt]] based on the book ''The Half Life'' ([[VideoGame/HalfLife No]] [[NamesTheSame relation]]) by co-screenwriter Johnathan Raymond.

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* CrapsackWorld: Oregon Country in 1820 ''sucked''. Part of the reason why several characters enjoy Cookie's pastries so much is because it reminds them of what food back in their homeland tasted like (America has no cows at this time, so most of the bread is bland and water-based).

* AmbiguouslyGay: Neither Otis or King-Lu show any explicit attraction to the other, but they also mention no intention of looking for female company and seem to plan to live together in California.

* NiceGuy: In a world of colonial depravity, Cookie stands out as a mild-mannered, genuinely loving protagonist.

The film also features Creator/TobyJones, Creator/EwenBremner, Gary Farmer, and Scott Shepherd in supporting roles. It saw a brief theatrical release in March 2020 before being pulled from theaters and released on demand due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.

''First Cow'' is a 2019[[labelnote:*]]The film had a brief festival run before its wide release in 2020.[[/labelnote]] film directed by [[Film/MeeksCutoff Kelly Reichardt]] based on the book ''The Half Life'' by co-screenwriter Johnathan Raymond.

The film also features Creator/TobyJones, Creator/EwenBremner and Scott Shepherd in supporting roles. It saw a brief theatrical release in March 2020 before being pulled from theaters and released on demand due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.

Otis "Cookie" Figowitz ([[Film/NotFadeAway John Magaro]]) is a cook traveling in the woods with a group of fur trappers in the North American Pacific Northwest of the 1820s. After befriending a Chinese man, King-Lu (Orion Lee), on his way to a nearby town, the two men learn a wealthy English tradesman has transported the first cow into their region from Europe. Encouraged by King-Lu, Cookie steals milk from the cow at night in order to make a batch of buttermilk biscuits. The two then begin an operation of stealing milk and selling oil cakes to the desperate town deprived of food outside of tasteless soda bread.

Otis "Cookie" Figowitz ([[Film/NotFadeAway John Magaro]]) is a cook traveling in the woods with a group of fur trappers in 1820s America. After befriending a Chinese man, King-Lu (Orion Lee), on his way to a nearby town, the two men learn a wealthy English tradesman has transported the first cow into their region from Europe. Encouraged by King-Lu, Cookie steals milk from the cow at night in order to make a batch of buttermilk biscuits. The two then begin an operation of stealing milk and selling oil cakes to the desperate town deprived of food outside of tasteless soda bread.

* DawnOfTheWildWest: The film is set in Oregon Country during the 1820s when settlement by non-Natives was just beginning and the region was contested between the U.S. and Britain.

* CrapsackWorld: Oregon country in 1820 ''sucked''. Part of the reason why several characters enjoy Cookie's pastries so much is because it reminds them of what food back in their homeland tasted like (America has no cows at this time, so most of the bread is bland and water-based).

* DawnOfTheWildWest: The film is set in Oregon Country during the 1820s when the region was still contested between the U.S. and Britain.

''First Cow'' is a 2019[[note]]The film had a brief festival run before its wide release in 2020.[[/note]] film directed by [[Film/MeeksCutoff Kelly Reichardt]] based on the book ''The Half Life'' by co-screenwriter Johnathan Raymond.