In present day, a woman finds a shallow grave with two skeletons. In the 1820's, Cookie (John Magaro) is a meek cook traveling with a group of rough fur trappers going to the Oregon territories. He finds naked Chinese immigrant King-Lu (Orion Lee) hiding from Russians after killing one of them. He helps King-Lu to hide as the group reaches their destination. The big local news is that the Chief Factor (Toby Jones) has received the first cow in the region which he needs for milk in his tea. Cookie and King-Lu conceive a new business if they can steal milk during the night.
The story is a bit quirky although it's not actually laugh out loud funny. Right from the start, it's a bit weird with naked King-Lu. I was wondering if this was going for a gay love story but it never goes there. Cookie is such a quiet character that he doesn't have the energy to drive the narrative. The cow is an interesting idea and this is a deliberately quiet movie. It just may be not going to be everyone's taste.
The story is a bit quirky although it's not actually laugh out loud funny. Right from the start, it's a bit weird with naked King-Lu. I was wondering if this was going for a gay love story but it never goes there. Cookie is such a quiet character that he doesn't have the energy to drive the narrative. The cow is an interesting idea and this is a deliberately quiet movie. It just may be not going to be everyone's taste.