Preparation for the Next Life
Love isn’t an escape, it’s a reason to keep going.
2025-09-05 | 115 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Sebiye BehtiyarAishe
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Fred HechingerSkinner
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Landyn LuMunro
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Ella Rouwen ChenChen
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B. Todd JohnstonJim
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Maxwell AlmonoLuis
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Justin CottaCop (Times Square)
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Alicher AdillAziz
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Dralla AierkenArzu
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Esther ChenMin
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Celine CheungYi
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Jessica MaMa
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Gabriel FurmanOfficer Furman
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Joshua De JesusOfficer De Jesus
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Divina ItoDeputy
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Jasmin RichardsonJasmin
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Tien-Li WuTien-Li