Preparation for the Next Life

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

Preparation for the Next Life — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 5, 2025
• Runtime
• 116 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Bing Liu

Preparation for the Next Life — 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