Preparation for the Next Life
05/09/2025
2h

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


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


Jessica Ma
Ma
Whitney Chi
Chi
Winnie Guo
Guo


Gabriel Furman
Officer Furman


Joshua De Jesus
Officer De Jesus


Divina Ito
Deputy


Jasmin Richardson
Jasmin


Tien-Li Wu
Tien-Li


Lynn Xiong
Yu


Myrna Cabello
Myrna


Austin Owens Kelly
Cashier
Nasi Mirsalahuddin
Street Meat Vendor


Doug Yasuda
Doug


Bernadette Quigley
Mrs. Murphy


James DiGiacomo
Jake


Eddie Yu
Polo


Michelle Mao
Angela
Sze Chan
Sassoon
Mingjie Li
Sunnie


Sharon Gee
Zhang Zhuojin
Jack Williams
Johnny H.
Mick Dempsey
McIntyre


Nnamdi Nwosa
Tourist
Way Zen
Herbalist
Eon Song
Plexiglass Woman


Lillian Zhou
Receptinoist
Jing Xu
Lawyer


TJ Lee
Clerk


Fady Kerko
Mullah


Clem Cheung
Kitchen Boss


Bret Bailey
Immigration Judge


John Maria Gutierrez
Gold Tooth


Matt Meinsen
Bailiff


Imaan Rizwan
Colorful Headscarf Woman
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