Movie·2025·1h 56m
Preparation for the Next Life
Love isn’t an escape, it’s a reason to keep going.
Country
United States of America
Language
Mandarin
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The 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.
Written By
Martyna Majok
Producer
Bing Liu, Mark Ceryak
Cinematography
Ante Cheng
Music
Emile Mosseri
Editor
Anne McCabe
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
31 votes
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// cast
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
// crew
Crew
Bing Liu
Director, Executive Producer
Mark Ceryak
Producer
Dede Gardner
Producer
Jeremy Kleiner
Producer
Sophia Lin
Executive Producer
Adele Romanski
Producer
Ante Cheng
Director of Photography
Anne McCabe
Editor
Brad Pitt
Executive Producer
Barry Jenkins
Producer
Emile Mosseri
Original Music Composer
Martyna Majok
Screenplay
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