Preparation for the Next Life (2025)

Name: Preparation for the Next Life
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2025-09-05
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Sebiye Behtiyar, Fred Hechinger, Landyn Lu, Ella Rouwen Chen, B. Todd Johnston

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

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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Released 2025-09-05 · 116 min · Drama, Romance

Directed by Bing Liu

Cast

Sebiye Behtiyar as Aishe
Fred Hechinger as Skinner
Landyn Lu as Munro
Ella Rouwen Chen as Chen
B. Todd Johnston as Jim
Maxwell Almono as Luis
Justin Cotta as Cop (Times Square)
Alicher Adill as Aziz
Dralla Aierken as Arzu
Erden Uyghur as Young Aishe
Esther Chen as Min
Celine Cheung as Yi
Jessica Ma as Ma
Whitney Chi as Chi
Winnie Guo as Guo