Don’t miss these two spectacular films screening on August 28. FIRST COW follows a highly skilled survivalist and cook as he stumbles upon a group of traders. PIG is about a truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness and must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.
Sunday 28 August 2022
1:30pm – doors open
2:00pm – First Cow
4pm – 4:30pm Intermission with light refreshments provided
4.30pm- Pig
More Info:
Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre
155 Darling St, Dubbo
Email: dubbofilmsociety@gmail.com
This double feature film screening is free for members. If you are not a member you can pay $25 on the day (CASH ONLY)
First Cow - 2:00pm
In 1820s Oregon, Cookie (John Magaro) is a diffident chef for a bunch of fur trappers heading West. He encounters King-Lu (Orion Lee), a well-educated Chinese immigrant, buck-naked in a forest and on the run from some Russians who want to kill him.
The pair become pals, split up and then, years later, start sharing a cabin together near a trading post. It’s at this point the title star turns up, the first cow in the territory, belonging to British landowner Chief Factor (Toby Jones), which sparks a money making idea.
Cookie, a trained baker so brilliant he would earn a Paul Hollywood handshake, observes that the dairy animal could provide the killer ingredient for a buttermilk biscuit.
Lu sees a lucrative business opportunity, and so the pair start nocturnal visits to the estate, Cookie doing the milking, Lu on look-out duty.
Running time: 120 minutes
Genre: Drama
Rating: MA
Language: English
PIG - 4:30pm
PIG tells the story of Rob (a wonderfully subtle Nicolas Cage), a former renowned chef turned truffle hunter who resides in a cabin deep in the forest who makes a living by hunting for truffles with the help of his valuable foraging pig. He sells the truffles to young supplier and friend Amir (a stellar Alex Wolff), who manages highbrow ingredients to elite restaurants. But one night, Rob gets attacked by unknown assailants and his pig gets kidnapped.
With nobody to rely on but Amir, the two go on a quest to Portland to find the pig. But ontheir journey, Amir gradually discovers more about Rob’s tragic past and how he relates to him more than he’ll ever realise. Will Rob find his pig? Will Rob come to terms with his past?
“With brilliant performances, assured direction and an engrossing emotional core within its story, Pig rewards the patient with gripping honesty and fantastic filmmaking. It is one of the genuine surprises of the year that is sure to engage with audiences. Highly recommended.” – Harris Dang
Running time: 92 minutes
Genre: Drama
Rating: MA
Language: English