Having garnered acclaim and an Oscar nomination with his documentaries, director Bing Liu makes his narrative feature debut with an adaptation of Atticus Lish's novel Preparation for the Next Life. With a screenplay by Martyna Majok, the film stars Sebiye Behtiyar and Fred Hechinger as a Chinese immigrant and an American soldier who embark on a romantic relationship in New York.
Preparation for the Next Life is in US cinemas from September 5th. A UK/ROI release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
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.
