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.
Directed by: Bing Liu
Top Billed Cast: Lillian Zhou, Divina Ito, Jing Xu
Runtime: 116 minutes
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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
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Erden Uyghur
Young Aishe
Esther Chen
Min
Celine Cheung
Yi
Jessica Ma
Ma
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Whitney Chi
Chi
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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
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Nasi Mirsalahuddin
Street Meat Vendor
Doug Yasuda
Doug
Bernadette Quigley
Mrs. Murphy
James DiGiacomo
Jake
Eddie Yu
Polo
Michelle Mao
Angela
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Sze Chan
Sassoon
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Mingjie Li
Sunnie
Sharon Gee
Zhang Zhuojin
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Jack Williams
Johnny H.
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Mick Dempsey
McIntyre
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Nnamdi Nwosa
Tourist
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Way Zen
Herbalist
