Aishe (Sebiye Behtiyar), a Uyghur woman trained by her military father, migrates to New York City where she finds herself laboring in Chinatown's underground kitchens. There, she meets Skinner (Fred Hechinger), a young American soldier who has just returned from three tours in the Middle East. As they fall in love, they discover the possibility of a better life together than the ones they believed they were destined to live alone.