Preparation for the Next Life poster

Preparation for the Next Life( 2025)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Sebiye Behtiyar

      Aishe

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      Fred Hechinger

      Skinner

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      Landyn Lu

      Munro

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      Ella Rouwen Chen

      Chen

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      B. Todd Johnston

      Jim

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      Maxwell Almono

      Luis

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      Justin Cotta

      Cop (Times Square)

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      Alicher Adill

      Aziz

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      Dralla Aierken

      Arzu

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      Erden Uyghur

      Young Aishe

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      Esther Chen

      Min

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      Celine Cheung

      Yi

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      Jessica Ma

      Ma

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      Whitney Chi

      Chi

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      Winnie Guo

      Guo

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      Gabriel Furman

      Officer Furman

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      Joshua De Jesus

      Officer De Jesus

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      Divina Ito

      Deputy

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      Jasmin Richardson

      Jasmin

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      Tien-Li Wu

      Tien-Li

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      Lynn Xiong

      Yu

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      Myrna Cabello

      Myrna

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      Austin Owens Kelly

      Cashier

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      Nasi Mirsalahuddin

      Street Meat Vendor

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      Doug Yasuda

      Doug

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      Bernadette Quigley

      Mrs. Murphy

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      James DiGiacomo

      Jake

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      Eddie Yu

      Polo

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      Michelle Mao

      Angela

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      Sze Chan

      Sassoon

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      Mingjie Li

      Sunnie

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      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

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      Eon Song

      Plexiglass Woman

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      Lillian Zhou

      Receptinoist

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      Jing Xu

      Lawyer

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      TJ Lee

      Clerk

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      Fady Kerko

      Mullah

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      Clem Cheung

      Kitchen Boss

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      Bret Bailey

      Immigration Judge

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      John Maria Gutierrez

      Gold Tooth

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      Matt Meinsen

      Bailiff

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      Imaan Rizwan

      Colorful Headscarf Woman

    Social

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    A review by Brent Marchant

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    Written by Brent Marchant on Wed Oct 01 2025
    An essential element of any love story is chemistry between the lead characters, even if it takes an unconventional form. Regrettably, however, that’s exactly what’s missing in director Bing Liu’s debut narrative feature, based on the novel by Atticus Lish. Told in the form of a narrated letter/journal entry to her late film, the film chronicles the unlikely love story of Aishe (Sebiye Behtiyar), an ambitious, sharp-witted twentysomething Uyghur woman who illegally immigrates to the US, and Skinner (Fred Hechinger), a troubled young American soldier who just returned stateside after three tours...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    43421.00

    Keywords

    • new york city
    • based on novel or book
    • undocumented immigrant
    • juvenile detention center