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29/01/2025 Documentary 1h 34m
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Overview

Teacher Wang works as a 'mistress dispeller' in China, hired to break up affairs by any means necessary. Through one of her cases, we explore the ways class, capital, and culture collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China.

  1. Elizabeth Lo

    Director, Writer

  2. Charlotte Munch Bengtsen

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Wang Zhenxi

    Self

  2. Fei Fei

    Self

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A review by Brent Marchant
Written by Brent Marchant on 2026-01-04
So suppose you find out that your husband is cheating on you – what do you do? If you’re a disgruntled wife living in China, you might want to consider hiring a “mistress dispeller,” a sort of “marriage fixer” who employs an unconventional combination of counseling and skillful clandestine manipulation to urge an unfaithful man to turn away from his philandering and return to a life of fidelity, essentially a “whatever it takes” approach. The methods used is this newly emerging profession may seem rather sneaky – if not unethical – in some respects, but, if it provides the ...read the rest
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