Preparation for the Next Life
Preparation for the Next Life
Release: 2025-09-05
·Runtime: 116m
·★ 4.5
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Orion Pictures
Plan B Entertainment
PASTEL
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
Esther Chen
as Min
Celine Cheung
as Yi
Jessica Ma
as Ma
Gabriel Furman
as Officer Furman
Joshua De Jesus
as Officer De Jesus
Divina Ito
as Deputy
Jasmin Richardson
as Jasmin
Tien-Li Wu
as Tien-Li
Lynn Xiong
as Yu
Myrna Cabello
as Myrna
Austin Owens Kelly
as Cashier
Doug Yasuda
as Doug
Bernadette Quigley
as Mrs. Murphy
James DiGiacomo
as Jake
Eddie Yu
as Polo
Michelle Mao
as Angela
Sharon Gee
as Zhang Zhuojin
Nnamdi Nwosa
as Tourist
Lillian Zhou
as Receptinoist
TJ Lee
as Clerk
Fady Kerko
as Mullah
Clem Cheung
as Kitchen Boss
Bret Bailey
as Immigration Judge
John Maria Gutierrez
as Gold Tooth
Matt Meinsen
as Bailiff
Imaan Rizwan
as Colorful Headscarf Woman
Crew
Sophia Lin
Executive Producer
Adele Romanski
Producer
Bing Liu
Executive Producer
Bing Liu
Director
Dede Gardner
Producer
Jeremy Kleiner
Producer
Mark Ceryak
Producer
Jennifer Venditti
Casting
Thurman Martin III
Visual Effects Producer
Ante Cheng
Director of Photography
Scott Burik
Stunt Coordinator
Alan Scott Neal
Casting Associate
Brad Pitt
Executive Producer
Barry Jenkins
Producer
Emile Mosseri
Original Music Composer
Martyna Majok
Screenplay
Susan Jacobs
Music Supervisor
Christopher Place
Stunt Coordinator
Tracey Ruggiero
Stunt Coordinator
Ernie Vigil
Stunt Coordinator
Emily Tung
Stunts
Chris Silcox
Stunts
Derrick Simmons
Stunts
Mariusz Kubicki
Stunts
Shane Geraghty
Stunts
Bryce Burke
Stunts
Ed Duran
Stunts
Ric Schnupp
Sound Effects Editor
Ric Schnupp
Sound Re-Recording Mixer