Directed by Academy Award® nominee Bing Liu, Sebiye Behtiyar and Fred Hechinger star in Preparation For the Next Life, based on the book written by Atticus Lish, in select theaters on September 5th.
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.