Feature film — 2025
Preparation for the Next Life (2025)
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.
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A high-signal pick with 31 votes.
Orion Pictures / Plan B Entertainment / PASTEL
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Director: Bing Liu
On screen
Cast & crew
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
Esther Chen
Min
Celine Cheung
Yi
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