Preparation for the Next Life (2025)

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

115 min★ 5.9 · 1,340 votes

• Drama

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

Country of origin

United States

Box office

$43,421