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Mistress Dispeller

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In China, a new industry has emerged devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity. Wang Zhenxi is part of this growing profession, a "mistress dispeller" who is hired to maintain the bonds of marriage -- and break up affairs -- by any means necessary. Offering strikingly intimate access to private dramas usually hidden behind closed doors, Mistress Dispeller follows a real, unfolding case of infidelity as Teacher Wang attempts to bring a couple back from the edge of crisis. Their story shifts our sympathies between husband, wife and mistress to explore the ways emotion, pragmatism and cultural norms collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China.

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Namrata Joshi The New Indian Express Mistress Dispeller is a bittersweet take on bittersweet feelings that is also a fascinating showcase of the familial, cultural and societal rules and rituals in China. May 14, 2025 Full Review Kristy Puchko Mashable Mistress Dispeller is a marvel: elegantly constructed, ethically created, and thought-provokingly humane. Sep 19, 2024 Full Review Ryan Lattanzio IndieWire This level of intimacy and access is rare in any nonfiction film, guiding “Mistress Dispeller” toward a profound and searching panorama of loneliness and partnership, where everyone gets a chance to be heard. Rated: B+ Sep 5, 2024 Full Review John Berra Screen International Mistress Dispeller is a delicately realised examination of marriage in modern China which should prompt wider conversation about the lengths individuals will go to preserve their dearest relationships. May 12, 2025 Full Review Peter Keough Arts Fuse Mistress Dispeller proves remarkably compassionate and even-handed. Apr 25, 2025 Full Review Andrea Thompson A Reel of One's Own It’s so startling in fact that the familiarity of the story feels both almost beside the point and simultaneously comforting. Rated: A- Nov 24, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In China, a new industry has emerged devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity. Wang Zhenxi is part of this growing profession, a "mistress dispeller" who is hired to maintain the bonds of marriage -- and break up affairs -- by any means necessary. Offering strikingly intimate access to private dramas usually hidden behind closed doors, Mistress Dispeller follows a real, unfolding case of infidelity as Teacher Wang attempts to bring a couple back from the edge of crisis. Their story shifts our sympathies between husband, wife and mistress to explore the ways emotion, pragmatism and cultural norms collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China.
Director
Elizabeth Lo
Producer
Emma D. Miller, Elizabeth Lo, Maggie Li
Screenwriter
Charlotte Munch Bengtsen, Elizabeth Lo
Production Co
Marcona Media, After Argos Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Chinese
Runtime
1h 34m