Forrest Gump
1994 · Comedy · Drama
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Preparation for the Next Life
Directed by
Bing Liu
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Sebiye BehtiyarAishe
Fred HechingerSkinner
Landyn LuMunro
Ella Rouwen ChenChen
B. Todd JohnstonJim
Maxwell AlmonoLuis
Justin CottaCop (Times Square)
Alicher AdillAziz
Dralla AierkenArzu
Erden UyghurYoung Aishe
Esther ChenMin
Celine CheungYi
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Jessica MaMa
Whitney ChiChi
Winnie GuoGuo
Gabriel FurmanOfficer Furman
Joshua De JesusOfficer De Jesus
Divina ItoDeputy
Jasmin RichardsonJasmin
Tien-Li WuTien-Li
Lynn XiongYu
Myrna CabelloMyrna
Austin Owens KellyCashier
Nasi MirsalahuddinStreet Meat Vendor
Doug YasudaDoug
Bernadette QuigleyMrs. Murphy
James DiGiacomoJake
Eddie YuPolo
Michelle MaoAngela
Sze ChanSassoon
Mingjie LiSunnie
Sharon GeeZhang Zhuojin
Jack WilliamsJohnny H.
Mick DempseyMcIntyre
Nnamdi NwosaTourist
Way ZenHerbalist
Eon SongPlexiglass Woman
Lillian ZhouReceptinoist
Jing XuLawyer
TJ LeeClerk
Fady KerkoMullah
Clem CheungKitchen Boss
Bret BaileyImmigration Judge
John Maria GutierrezGold Tooth
Matt MeinsenBailiff
Imaan RizwanColorful Headscarf Woman
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