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Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt and actor John Magaro chat about their sweet drama exploring the friendship between two men in a remote trading post in the Oregon Territory, and why headshots don t matter much except when casting a cow.
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First Cowhas some of the things you d expect from a 19th century frontier drama, like brutish men fighting over limited resources. But at the center of her story is a pair of outsiders Cookie Figowitz (John Magaro) and King-Lu (Orion Lee) whose gentle personalities seem at odds with the ruthlessness of the world around them. Reichardt and Magaro reveal how this unexpected take on a sweet friendship came together, what s involved in casting the perfect bovine, and the lasting effects the experience has had on them.