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

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1h 55m

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Romance

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

46 members

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Sebiye Behtiyar

Aishe

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Fred Hechinger

Skinner

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Landyn Lu

Munro

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Ella Rouwen Chen

Chen

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B. Todd Johnston

Jim

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Maxwell Almono

Luis

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Justin Cotta

Cop (Times Square)

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Alicher Adill

Aziz

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Dralla Aierken

Arzu

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Erden Uyghur

Young Aishe

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Esther Chen

Min

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Celine Cheung

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Jessica Ma

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Whitney Chi

Chi

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Winnie Guo

Guo

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Gabriel Furman

Officer Furman

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Joshua De Jesus

Officer De Jesus

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Divina Ito

Deputy

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Jasmin Richardson

Jasmin

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Tien-Li Wu

Tien-Li

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Lynn Xiong

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Myrna Cabello

Myrna

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Austin Owens Kelly

Cashier

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Nasi Mirsalahuddin

Street Meat Vendor

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Doug Yasuda

Doug

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Bernadette Quigley

Mrs. Murphy

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James DiGiacomo

Jake

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Eddie Yu

Polo

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Michelle Mao

Angela

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Sze Chan

Sassoon

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Mingjie Li

Sunnie

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Sharon Gee

Zhang Zhuojin

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Jack Williams

Johnny H.

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Mick Dempsey

McIntyre

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Nnamdi Nwosa

Tourist

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Way Zen

Herbalist

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Eon Song

Plexiglass Woman

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Lillian Zhou

Receptinoist

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Jing Xu

Lawyer

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TJ Lee

Clerk

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Fady Kerko

Mullah

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Clem Cheung

Kitchen Boss

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Bret Bailey

Immigration Judge

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John Maria Gutierrez

Gold Tooth

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Matt Meinsen

Bailiff

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Imaan Rizwan

Colorful Headscarf Woman

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