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Preparation for the Next Life

09/05/2025

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1hr 55min

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Drama

,Romance

Love isn’t an escape, it’s a reason to keep going.

STORY

Aishe, a Uyghur woman trained by her military father, migrates to New York City where she finds herself laboring in Chinatown’s underground kitchens. She fatefully encounters Skinner, a young American soldier who has just returned from three tours in the Middle East. While falling in love, they discover the possibility of a better life together than the ones they believed they were destined to live alone.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Sebiye Behtiyar
  • Fred Hechinger
  • Landyn Lu
  • Ella Rouwen Chen
  • B. Todd Johnston

    Directors

  • Bing Liu
  • Chris Carroll
  • Brittney Diez
  • Barry Jenkins

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Plan B Entertainment
  • PASTEL
  • Orion Pictures

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Uighur

Cast

Sebiye Behtiyar

Aishe

Fred Hechinger

Skinner

Landyn Lu

Munro

Ella Rouwen Chen

Chen

B. Todd Johnston

Jim

Maxwell Almono

Luis

Justin Cotta

Cop (Times Square)

Alicher Adill

Aziz

Dralla Aierken

Arzu

Erden Uyghur

Young Aishe

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